Article: Fresh French cuisine at classic Le Papillon: ELEGANT EATERY PLAYS WITH INVENTIVE DISHES.(Restaurant review)

Byline: Aleta Watson

Feb. 11--Le Papillon's dining room murmurs "old school" with its formally clad servers, theatrical flowers and gilt-framed prints of the butterflies for which the restaurant is named. It's the sort of place where you might expect soupe a l'oignon, boeuf Bourguignon or coq au vin on the menu. While it's true that French cuisine has prevailed at this quietly elegant restaurant for three decades, executive chef Scott Cooper takes a distinctly contemporary approach. With little notice from the style-setters, he turns out some of the best food in Silicon Valley. The chef juxtaposes unexpected ingredients and surprising tastes with traditional ...

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