Later, he picked up the E coli infection from a steak tartare, and was hospitalised eight times in the last few months of his life.

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For what many consider the best steak frites or steak tartare in town, follow the crowd of meat lovers to Le Severo near Montparnasse.

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Shrimp used in the open-faced sandwiches are hand-peeled and topped with bleak roe, its steak tartare is served with oysters while the hand-cut fries are served with truffle-flavoured mayonnaise.

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To enable discreet delivery on the Bel-Air's 12-acre spread, elaborate plating is simplified for transit, and the food (including pan-roasted jidori chicken and hand-cut steak tartare) forgoes the flourish of tableside preparations, so soup arrives in an insulated pitcher and sauces are applied in the kitchen.

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