Villa René Lalique, Aalsace: Michelin star restaurant that has 2 Michelin stars. How can that be possible? In this exclusive documentary, you will see how the Michelin starred restaurant is organized. And you will see two great chefs - each had Michelin stars before and now working at Villa Rene Lalique.
Chef Jean-Georges Klein has brought 2 Michelin stars to Villa René Lalique. He has joined the kitchen back in 2015. Since that time the restaurant is always fully booked. Did you know that Chef Jean-Georges Klein was working as a head waiter until age 40 before applying his passion and perfectionism to cookery.
Klein got the first Michelin star back in 1988 (he had a family restaurant at that time). The second Michelin star came in 1998. The third - in 2002. Two years later, Jean-Georges was nominated ‘Chef of the Year’ by the Champérard fine dining guide. Chef says: “Every day, I try out unlikely combinations and contrasts. I take the risk...”.
On February 1, 2016, little more than three months after opening, Villa René Lalique was awarded two Michelin stars.
Some more quotes from Jean-Georges Klein:
“The taste always comes first. The taste is most important. A lot of people say: I'm doing an evolutionary kitchen or modern kitchen. They make blends and things that have no sense. And it will be nothing but beautiful. If it's not good, it's nothing. The «beautiful» will be nothing in a plate. Food must be good before all. Beautiful after. Beautiful and good - that's good. But only good and not tasty - it's not the way you should cook. I am categorical”.
“Actually, the reality is… For the same price that you pay here, you may be able to eat a pizza once. But if you want something exceptional, you can have tasting menu here, at 2 Michelin stars Villa René Lalique”.
“I cook evolutive. We are not into the classics or total modernity. We take the base of the French cuisine. And we begin to evolve through new techniques...”
In October 2017, Paul Stradner, the previous two Michelin-star Chef of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden (Germany), joins Chef Klein to preside over the kitchens at Villa René Lalique. The two Chefs have worked together for a number of years and there is a close affinity between the two men, in both culinary and personal levels.
Watch this exclusive documentary to understand how to get Michelin stars.
Watch with English subtitles!