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Members’ focus

Feature stories on French International Culinary Society members provide a look at the leading professionals in the Washington, D.C. area’s restaurant industry:

 


CHEF CHRISTOPHE POTEAUX

Bastille restaurant

Posted: February 11, 2008

Chef Christophe Poteaux teams up with Pastry Chef Michelle Garbee to bring modern bistro cuisine to Alexandria, offering creations based on bold flavors and made with lighter and fresher ingredients.

 
CHEF EMMANUEL BILLAUD

Café 15 at the Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel

Posted: May 23, 2007

Innovation and fresh, local products combine for a “bistro chic” menu at Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel’s Café 15.  The inspiration comes from restaurant chef Emmanuel Billaud and hotel head chef Philippe Piel.

 

CHEF PATRICK ORANGE

La Chaumière restaurant

Posted: February 5, 2007

A line-up of classic French dishes are keys to the continuing success of La Chaumière restaurant.  Chef Patrick Orange talks about keeping the tradition at this Washington, D.C. mainstay for the past 30 years.