Plaza Athénée faces the Jean Imbert equation
Nothing has been decided yet, but the sequence is becoming tense. Accused of domestic violence, Jean Imbert remains, at this stage, artistic director of the Plaza Athénée. A position that has been maintained, but weakened, in a context that has become highly sensitive. After all, it may only be a matter of time – or of holding the line. In recent weeks, the climate has darkened, creating a deep malaise that is difficult to ignore for a company of this stature. It has to be said that the initial choice had already left no one indifferent. Turning the page on Alain Ducasse – and what she embodied – to install a radically different profile had taken people by surprise, sometimes well beyond gastronomic circles. The inevitable comparison weighed heavily. Behind it, there was undoubtedly another ambition: to open up the place, make it more visible and attract a new clientele. A strategy that may have been successful in some respects, but today leaves a more fragile impression in the kitchen. A central question now remains: how far can the Plaza Athénée maintain this line without having to make its own decision?
