Originally Posted by RichardInSF
Well, as long as I am filling the self-appointed role of forum architecture critic, I might as well mention that that place looks to me like a large version of the haunted mansion at Disneyland. It also doesn't match any part of the rest of the Yebisu Garden Place area.
Oh, and what happened to Taillevant, did he get bought out by Robuchon?
Do not judge a book by its cover, at least in this case. Why it looks like that, don't ask, I am at peace with such things in Japan. As for why it is only Robuchon now, well, they got into a catfight of some kind, and they decided to go their own separate ways. Taillevent has opened a couple of wine shops in Tokyo, and I wouldn't be surprised if a restaurant wasn't far off.