Your meal at Épice, which means ‘spice’ in French, is a journey, which starts when you enter the hushed Le Quartier Française.
is stuffed to the rafters with fine dining restaurants, and not for nothing is it known as the culinary capital of the country. The top feather in its cap is the sublime Épice, which wasin the World Culinary Awards 2024 in October.
On our visit, the doors were stacked open, all the better to smell the fresh flora and earth. It complemented the aromas flowing through the restaurant and from each dish.Head chef Charné Sampson explains that she has always loved spices, but it’s not about heat. Rather it is ‘layers of flavour that roll over the palate in waves’.
Another cart rolls up filled with the many spices you are going to taste. Each is explained, its flavour profile unpacked, its provenance discussed.
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