I’ve been wondering about the Jules Verne restaurant under Alain Ducasse:  Will the prices go up?  Will the menu change much?  Decor?

In today’s New York Times, there was a blurb about some of what is projected for the swanky eatery:

“LE JULES VERNE This restaurant opened in 1983 on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. It is owned by the city of Paris and will now be run by Alain Ducasse. He has a nine-year contract in partnership with L’Affiche, a subsidiary of Sodexho, an international food service company. Mr. Ducasse plans to close the restaurant this summer for a month or more, to refurbish it. He has not decided on a chef. Sodexho will run Altitude 95 (named for its height in meters above sea level) on the first floor of the tower, in cooperation with Mr. Ducasse: Eiffel Tower, 011-33-1-45-55-20-04.”