Among the iconic creations on the Café de l’Homme menu, one dish stands out for its boldness and depth: Landes duck breast smoked with cigar leaf. This signature dish by Chef Wilfried Graux embodies the essence of his cuisine: an art of balance and elegance, as well as a rare ability to combine local flavors with modernity. The Landes duck, an exceptional product resulting from a demanding breeding tradition, is prepared here with the utmost respect for the ingredient. Chef Wilfried Graux selects a dense, flavorful duck breast, which he cooks with precision to preserve its melt-in-the-mouth texture and firm bite. But it is when smoked with cigar leaves that the dish reveals its full personality. This unique process envelops the meat in a woody, slightly amber, almost tannic note—the smoke does not dominate, it suggests. It invites conscious tasting, a true sensory experience. To counterbalance this controlled intensity, the chef contrasts the savory sweetness of a sweet potato mille-feuille, whose thin, melt-in-the-mouth, lightly caramelized layers offer a subtle counterpoint to the character of the duck breast. This mille-feuille is bound together by a reduced honey-flavored sauce, which coats the whole dish with a perfectly balanced sweet and savory touch. These combinations evoke both the noble rusticity of the Southwest and the finesse of contemporary cuisine, thought out down to the smallest detail. The smoked duck breast with cigar leaf is about to be removed from the menu at Café de l’Homme. Now is the time to enjoy this unique gastronomic experience, created by Chef Wilfried Graux. A daring creation to be savored one last time, in an incomparable setting facing the Eiffel tower. An iconic dish: duck breast from the Landes region
A noble meat, a delicate touch
A sweet potato mille-feuille for balance
A limited edition signature dish
