L'Artisan Furansu Kitchen is an unexpected find in the culinary landscape of Madrid, as it reaches an intersection between Japanese cooking techniques and contemporary French dishes. With a mission to showcase the harmonious relationship between the two cuisines, L'artisan Furansu Kitchen creates a unique menu each weekday, relative to the goods available in the market. This ensures each dish is always at its freshest and crafted using the finest ingredients possible.
With three different dining areas to choose from, including the intimate castiza for date nights, and the bar area which serves European and Japanese cocktails and libations, my friend and I opted for the room which allowed us to see our food being prepared in the kitchen. Exciting to watch the chef's in action as they prepared our lunch, and our server was helpful in explaining the menu and the dining options.
We shared a starter of mackerel tartare, with green onion, ginger and aubergine caviar. I hadn't tasted anything like this before, and it was a great way to set the tone of our lunch. The subtle flavors of ginger and green onion perfectly reflected the Japanese influence. The soft pork belly was slow cooked for 12 hours, and the sweet soy sauce complimented the tender meat.
My friend ordered the oven-roasted butterfish, marinated in saikyo miso and she couldn't stop raving about it. I enjoyed a rack of lamb served with yucca fritters. The yucca fritters were something completely new and exciting, and a great take on a root vegetable. The lamb was meaty, juicy, and just right.
Dessert included rhubarb crumble with custard cream and green tea ice cream with mochi and dorayaki. We couldn't decide which we liked better, because both were so delicious, so we just shared them and ate both!
L'artisan Furansu Kitchen is not culinary fusion, but a symphony of flavors from two important cuisines. read more