Partnering with DUCASSE Paris, founded by world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse, Palace Hotel Tokyo unveils the new Esterre by Ducasse Paris – replacing Crown, the hotel’s first French fine dining restaurant.
At Esterre, diners can look forward to experiencing a new French haute cuisine – to focus on locally-sourced ingredients. Expect ingredients like Tochigi’s Wagyu beef, avocados from Wakayama, vegetables from Nagano and mikan (Japanese Mandarin oranges) from Ehime Prefecture.
Helmed by chef de cuisine Martin Pitarque Palomar, former sous chef at three Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, shares “Our concept of applying French techniques to bring out the distinctive, natural flavors of the most beautiful produce the Japanese terroir can offer presents an incredibly exciting challenge”.