I have run the dining rooms I now visit as a guest.

Twenty-seven years in Paris restaurants and nightlife. Three brands created from scratch, one club reopening, and today Le Choupinet, a 170-seat Maître Restaurateur brasserie facing the Jardin du Luxembourg. I am based in Dubai, and in Paris every month.

What this changes for you

I have hired and trained teams for restaurants, bars and clubs. I have written menus, set prices and read food costs every week. I know what a room looks like when it is about to slip, because I have been on the other side.

When I visit your venue, I see it as a guest and as an operator at the same time.

I hold the Maître Restaurateur title, awarded by the French State, for Le Choupinet.

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I started in 1999 as artistic director of Le Bus Palladium, then ran L'Île in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

From 2004 I directed Kong, Philippe Starck's rooftop above the Pont-Neuf, before launching L'Arc Paris at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, then Bagatelle Mansion in the Bois de Boulogne, and leading the reopening of L'Arc.

In 2015 I opened Yeeels on avenue George V as managing director and partner, and became a partner in Le Baron and Jacopo.

Since 2019 I have owned Le Choupinet, a Maître Restaurateur brasserie facing the Jardin du Luxembourg, open every day from 8am to 1am.

The street corner by Le Choupinet, near the Théâtre de l'Europe

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Background

Twenty-seven years, nine houses.

Restaurants, clubs, terraces: always on the operator's side.

1999
— 2001
Le Bus Palladium
The Paris temple of rock since 1965, rue Pierre-Fontaine in Pigalle. In charge of the artistic programme of the nights.
Artistic director
2002
— 2003
L'Île
High-volume restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux with gardens, terraces, events and buy-outs. Day-to-day running of the venue.
Manager
2004
— 2008
Kong
Philippe Starck's rooftop facing the Pont-Neuf, seen in Sex and the City. Ran the restaurant-bar; €7.5M revenue in 2008.
Director
2009
— 2011 · 2014
L'Arc Paris
Club at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, a reference in high-end nightlife. Launched it in 2009, then led its reopening in 2014, redesigned by Kravitz Design.
Managing director
2012
— 2014
Bagatelle Mansion
Restaurant, bar, terraces and private events in the Bois de Boulogne, up to 2,500 guests a night on summer weekends. General management.
Managing director
2015
— 2019
Yeeels
Restaurant, bar and club on avenue George V, a Fashion Week landmark (group also behind Verde and Mamamia). Opened and ran it: private events, brand launches, buy-outs.
Managing director & partner
2016
— 2018
Le Baron
Avenue Marceau. The club created by André Saraiva, one of the most influential in Paris nightlife.
Partner
2018
— 2019
Jacopo
Rue Vernet, steps from the Champs-Élysées: restaurant, bar and festive atmosphere in the Golden Triangle.
Partner
2019
— today
170-seat brasserie facing the Jardin du Luxembourg, open every day from 8am to 1am, over 150,000 guests a year. Maître Restaurateur title.
Founder & owner

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