{"id":20647,"date":"2022-04-27T12:32:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T10:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/non-categorise\/casting-error\/"},"modified":"2022-04-27T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T10:32:11","slug":"casting-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/chronicle\/casting-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting error"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The chef with the blue-white-red collar, Claude Legras, had nevertheless left him the keys to a house that enjoyed an excellent reputation. Over the seasons, this strong-willed chef had carved out a solid reputation in the world of French-speaking toques. A long-time double Michelin-starred chef, Claude Legras knew, knows and will always know how to cook! After more than two decades behind the stoves of this temple of Geneva gastronomy, the Meilleur Ouvrier de France decided to hang up his apron in 2020, and bowed out not without emotion. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Le Floris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Top Chef<\/h2>\n

With a breathtaking view of Lake Geneva and a panoramic terrace, the Floris<\/a> has it all. Despite these assets, its location far from the city center represents a challenge for modern catering. Lionel Roques, the new owner, was keen to breathe new life into the restaurant and rekindle the flame in the stoves, and decided to bring in chef Jean-Edern Hurstel in early 2021 to breathe a breath of modernism into his new culinary vessel. Despite having taken part in the fifth season of Top Chef, the Parisian is unknown to the Geneva public (and will remain so). After major renovation work and the redesign of two separate dining areas, all that was missing was a new… <\/p>\n

Jean-Edern Hurstel is announced with great fanfare. The media are in a frenzy, networks are in a frenzy and influencers are rushing to attend organized (and therefore free) dinners. But how can such fervor be generated around a chef who has yet to prove his worth on Geneva soil? Where is the respect for the fundamentals of such a difficult profession, requiring incalculable sacrifices? Humility, discretion and consistency are the basics: three qualities that Jean-Edern Hurstel left behind during his stay in Switzerland. <\/p>\n

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Le Floris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Much ado about nothing<\/h2>\n

These few lines are not very pleasing. For although Jean-Edern Hurstel’s arrival caused a stir, his departure was punctuated by whispers, not to mention the collateral damage suffered by the establishment and its employees. Men and women who don’t publish their whereabouts on social networks, whether on the Formula 1 circuit in Monaco or in the stands at Roland-Garros, just a few weeks after opening, unlike the exiled chef. The latter was even the muse of a renowned watch brand like Usain Bolt or Dwayne Wayde; what a casting error! Doesn’t watchmaking share the same values as cooking: precision, technicality, meticulousness and… discretion? <\/p>\n

On a positive note, chef Philippe Audonnet comes to the rescue to save the drifting boat. A former chef atH\u00f4tel d’Angleterre<\/g> and Caf\u00e9 des Banques<\/g> before the arrival of Yoann Calou\u00e9, he rises to the challenge and accepts the Floris challenge. We wish him the best of luck<\/x>! As for Jean-Edern Hurstel, he left the city of Calvin by the back door. Let this story serve as a lesson to those who think Geneva is easy<\/x>! Think again<\/x>; it’s a woman of taste who must be courted, seduced and loved with tact, elegance and passion. Her clientele is demanding, passionate about food and travels extensively<\/x>; Geneva is one of the most complex cities when it comes to catering. True professionals have known this for a long time! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Top Chef contestant Jean-Hedern Hurstel has suddenly left the shores of Lake Geneva for the seaside village of Saint-Tropez. A lesson for any chef who thinks Geneva is an easy Eldorado to conquer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Casting error | Restaurant | Edouard Amoiel","description":"Former Top Chef contestant Jean-Hedern Hurstel has suddenly left the shores of Lake Geneva for the seaside village of Saint-Tropez. A lesson for any chef who th"},"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_restaurants-par-lieux":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_style-de-restaurant":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[507,516,381,378],"restaurants-par-lieux":[],"style-de-restaurant":[],"class_list":["post-20647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chronicle","tag-anieres","tag-floris","tag-geneva","tag-restaurant"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20647"},{"taxonomy":"restaurants-par-lieux","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/restaurants-par-lieux?post=20647"},{"taxonomy":"style-de-restaurant","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amoiel.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/style-de-restaurant?post=20647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}