New Eiffel Tower Restaurant Opens

For those of you who may be traveling to Paris (I guess that if this applies to you, expense is no problem) you might want to consider dining at the revamped Jules Verne restaurant on the second level of the 1,024-foot Eiffel...

Though only 410 feet up, there's no gas cooking because of safety concerns. The entire decor had to be light so as not to weigh on the 118-year-old iron structure. And because space is tight, food is washed and prepared in an underground kitchen.

Alan Ducasse, who has 16 Michelin stars and more than 20 restaurants around the world, says the menu price is "accessible to everyone": about $108 for lunch and $216 for dinner, without wine. He shrugged off a question about whether setting up in France's most famous landmark — with more than 6.7 million visitors last year — might be too touristy for his elite brand.

As for the cuisine, the dinner menu includes roasted imperial langoustine with sauteed green vegetables and black truffles; pan-seared beef tournedos and fresh duck foie gras with souffled potatoes and Perigueux sauce; as well as lime souffle, wild strawberry in warm juice and tangy sorbet.