Ouvertures d’hôtels

📈 Expérimental Group, cofounded by Pierre-Charles Cros, Olivier Bon, and Romée de Goriainoff in 2007, began with the Experimental Cocktail Club in Paris. From a 45 m² location, it has grown to around 30 establishments in six countries. Xavier Padovani joined in 2010. In 2021, the company raised €380 million to finance the opening of 10 to 15 hotels. Currently, the group employs nearly 1,000 people, recently opened a wine bar in New York, and plans to open hotels in Val d’Isère in December and Rome in Autumn 2025.

🍽 Vendu il y a cinq ans par Alain François, le Coq de la Maison blanche a été acquis par le groupe Emerige en 2023. Karim Bouamrane, maire de Saint-Ouen, soutient la réhabilitation en un an et la conversion en Bouillon du Coq par Thierry Marx. Ouvert 7 jours sur 7 de midi à 23h, le restaurant propose une carte avec des entrées de 2,90 € à 5,50 €, des plats de 7,90 € à 18,80 € et des desserts de 2,90 € à 6,80 €. L'ouverture coïncide avec la nouvelle station de métro Mairie de Saint-Ouen (ligne 14) et proche du futur Village des Athlètes des Jeux Olympiques.

☕ Café Pli, a new letter-themed café with 30 indoor and 10 outdoor seats, opens on July 17 at 38 rue du Faubourg du Temple, Paris. Founded by Geneviève Landsmann, who also launched the 4th Céramicafé in Paris, Café Pli encourages patrons to write letters to their future selves or loved ones with prices ranging from €2.5 to €16 for beverages, pastries, and homemade dishes. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, customers can choose the delivery date for their letters, even years ahead.

🍴 Marc Veyrat and Christine Heckler Veyrat opened a new establishment in Megève, reflecting the spirit of their former 3-star Michelin restaurant. The venue features a farm, three lodgings, a pool, and a spa with a unique dining experience priced at €395. Two distinct cuisines are offered by two chefs: Christine's braise-focused cooking and Marc's high-definition culinary creations. Key offerings include a menu at €395 and a "world's best breakfast" by Relais & Châteaux. The establishment operates four services weekly, with a lodging package for two, including dinner and breakfast, costing €2,100 for high-definition cuisine and €1,600 for hearth cuisine, excluding beverages.

🏖️ Mathieu Pacaud transformed the old Saint-Tropez beach, Le Neptune (unchanged since 1978), into Cybèle Ramatuelle, a sea-inspired establishment. Designed by Cordelia de Castellane of Dior Maison, it seats 180 and serves Mediterranean cuisine. Average cost is between 70-100 euros, with beach dining available on 80 mattresses. Open 10 am to 7 pm until October, employing about 50 staff.

🍴 Guide Michelin expands to provincial level in China, targeting six cities: Xiamen, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou. The Fujian selection to be revealed in late 2024, followed by Jiangsu in early 2025, highlighting unique local culinary traditions. Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, announced this during a press conference in Shanghai, marking a new global recognition for the regions.

🏡 The DoubleTree by Hilton opened recently in Nice's Iconic complex, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. It marks the American group's debut in the French Riviera city with 105 rooms, meeting spaces, and a fitness corner. The Pesca restaurant, featuring a unique fish counter concept, is set to open by the new academic year. The Iconic building will also house shops, a gym, two schools, and offices by September.

🍽 Romain Fornell, a creator of about fifteen establishments in Barcelona and Costa Brava, advised Moma Group to open a high-quality tapas bar in Paris. The Michelin-starred chef of Caelis designed a menu with traditional tapas (ham croquettes at €7; 100% Iberian ham from Joselito at €13; fried artichokes at €8) and modern dishes (beef carpaccio with mustard foie gras vinaigrette at €22; beef with garlic at €19). Casa Luisa, located in the old La Muette train station in Paris's 16th district, is open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to midnight, with no reservations needed. Scenographer Mary Erlingsen created an informal yet elegant atmosphere with original oak, Medici velvet curtains, Moorish wallpaper by Iksel, and a mix of Chesterfield sofas and bistro chairs.

🍴 Institution parisienne soon to reopen under Chef Sylvain Sendra. Position available immediately, offers 2 consecutive days off, attractive salary, flexible working hours (split and continuous shifts). Contact: [email protected] for more info.

🍴 Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides, highlights Dubai's evolving gastronomy scene. The 3rd MICHELIN Guide Dubai selection, revealed at One&Only One Za’abeel, awarded two MICHELIN stars to Row on 45 by British chef Jason Atherton and one MICHELIN star each to La Dame de Pic Dubai by Anne-Sophie Pic, Smoked Room by Dani García, and Sagetsu by Tetsuya Wakuda. The 2024 guide includes 4 two-star (with 1 new), 15 one-star (with 4 new), 3 Green Star restaurants, 18 Bib Gourmand (with 6 new), and 69 recommended restaurants.