Favoured Left Bank haunt of stars like Depardieu and Deneuve, La Cigale Récamier is opening a Knightsbridge offshoot later this month, to be called Les Soufflés. The new restaurant, in Beauchamp Place, will serve up … well you can guess. It’s La Cigale Récamier’s speciality.

Estelle Idoux, daughter of Gérard Idoux who founded La Cigale Récamier, will launch Les Soufflés later this month, with a menu consisting of soufflés both sweet and savoury.