Chez Léon¹ is one of Paris’ last ‘routier‘.

These affordable restaurants on the side of the roads (routes) throughout France, serve up traditional home-cooking. The kind you would expect at your French grand-mother’s. And they do it with pride.

• On épluche : we peel
• On émince : we slice finely
• On taille nos légumes : we carve our vegetables
• On fait mijoter : se slow-cook
• On poche : we poach
• On déglace : we deglaze
• On blanchit : we parboil
• On saisit : we sear
• On poêle : we pan fry
• On découpe : we cut up
• On tranche nos viandes : we slice our meats
• On dresse : we plate
• Bref, ici on cuisine ! : in short, here, we cook!

1. Chez Léon, 5 rue de l’isly, Paris, 8ème arrondissement. ↩︎

• French