2023-05-03 13:31:43
- Jean Imbert, at the helm of the restaurant at the Plaza Athénée in Paris where he succeeded Alain Ducasse in 2021, will take over at the Martinez, the legendary hotel on the Croisette in Cannes.
- “We have been working on this project for several months and we are going to start with La Plage du Martinez, where I will meet you on May 16, the opening day of the festival” in Cannes, announced the cook on Instagram.
- Media leader and close to the stars, Jean Imbert made himself known to the general public by winning, in 2012, the show Top Bosswhose fourteenth season is currently broadcast on M6.
He announced the news on Instagram: “what the 16-year-old kid who was going to work [au Festival de Cannes] never thought possible is going to come true: I’m going to be the chef at Martinez! “. Jean Imbert, at the helm of the Plaza Athénée restaurant in Paris where he succeeded Alain Ducasse in 2021, will take those of the legendary Hôtel de la Croisette.
“We’ve been working on this project for several months and we’re going to start with La Plage du Martinez, where I’ll meet you on May 16, the opening day of the festival “said the 41-year-old cook in a post published on the social network.
He explains there, photos of these old accreditations in support, to be a regular at the event, carrying out dinners “during each of the editions” of these last 25 years for actors and directors who have “always made him dream”. .
The Palme d’Or, a two-star hotel to be reborn
The management of Martinez, also “delighted” to share the announcement of the arrival of Jean Imbert in a press release, specified to 20 Minutes that the chef was going to “take over the management of all the restaurants” of the 5-star establishment, in place of Cannes resident Christian Sinicropi. The latter, who “will leave office on May 31 to undertake new personal and professional projects”, officiated in particular at the Palme d’Or. The 2-star Michelin hotel, the only one in Cannes, will close on May 27, just after the closing of the festival, “to begin embellishment work” before a “reopening planned for spring 2024”, also indicated the direction.
Jean Imbert had himself won a star in 2022 at the Plaza Athénée. The Michelin Guide had then praised his way of “revisiting with generosity and greed the classic treasures of the national repertoire”, such as lobster and lobster in Bellevue, Orloff veal or Richelieu beef. Media chef and close to the stars (he notably opened several restaurants in the United States with the singer Pharrell Williams), Jean Imbert made himself known to the general public by winning, in 2012, the show Top Bosswhose fourteenth season is currently broadcast on M6.
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