A three-Michelin-starred chef makes a guest appearance at Passerina Restaurant — a meal costs NT$15,000, and bookings are filling up fast

▲Passerina French Restaurant has invited three-Michelin-starred chef Eric Pras to make a guest appearance in Taiwan. Dinner costs NT$15,000 per person. (Photo provided by Passerina French Restaurant)

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A dinner costs NT$15,000 here. This is for the “Burgundy Three-Michelin-Starred Guest Chef Banquet” hosted by French restaurant Passerina, featuring guest chef Eric Pras, a three-Michelin-starred chef from the Michelin Guide, who is in Taiwan for a limited time. The event runs from December 3 to December 7, with a total of 10 seatings over five days. Lunch is NT$12,500 per person and dinner is NT$15,000 per person, and even so, reservations have reached 90% capacity.

Chef Eric Pras of Lameloise Restaurant holds both three Michelin stars and the MOF (Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, or French Best Craftsmen Award). This time, as a guest chef invited to Taiwan, he presents the “Burgundy Three-Michelin-Starred Guest Chef Banquet,” featuring seven to eight courses paired with six French wines. Within one and a half months of opening reservations, all 400 seats were filled. Ingredients for the meal include North Atlantic langoustines and wild sea bass caught off Brittany and flown in specially. The menu also incorporates classic Burgundy elements such as escargot, Dijon mustard, and sheep’s milk cheese.

In addition, Passerina has specially invited Chef Eric Pras to visit Ai Guo Elementary School in Kaohsiung on December 8 to give a “Three-Michelin-Star Taste Education” class for children, guiding them through an exploration of sour, salty, bitter, and sweet flavors using their taste buds.