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    Le 21 is a candlelit, white-tablecloth French dinner on Rue Mazarine, where each table gets its own spotlight, as if the butter needed lighting. Meals open with a parade of amuse-bouches and move through lobster thermidor and rolls soaked in more butter, a nod to the chef's American roots. Antique utensils turn up for the tableware nerds, and desserts run light and fruity, which your liver will appreciate.

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    • Lobster thermidor

      “You might continue with an ultra-rich twist on lobster thermidor served with parker house rolls positively soaked in butter, a clever wink at the chef’s American origins.”

      The Infatuation
    • Parker house rolls

      “You might continue with an ultra-rich twist on lobster thermidor served with parker house rolls positively soaked in butter, a clever wink at the chef’s American origins.”

      The Infatuation
    • Trou normand

      “Desserts are mercifully light and fruit-forward, as with a non-alcoholic trou normand or a cake made with roasted wildflower flour that eats like the best sticky toffee pudding you’ve ever had.”

      The Infatuation

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