The team

F Formerly chef at La Bigarrade (two Michelin stars), Christophe Pelé chose Le Clarence when he decided to return to cooking. He knows this part of Paris like the back of his hand because he previously worked in the district's finest restaurants: Ledoyen, Lasserre, Pierre Gagnaire, the Bristol and the Royal Monceau.

Passionate about fine food and an insatiable hunter of new flavours and producers, he haunts markets looking for the finest ingredients in much the same way as others seek out works of art. His cooking is straightforward, agile, precise, and composed yet ethereal. He is also skilled at matching food and wine, as well as the best of land and sea.