Chef Poinard Celebrates FIFTHAnniversary
At Bistro de Leon
A NEW RHYTHM OF FRENCH CUISINE
Classic & Contemporary – French
Comfort Food
Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard
St. Augustine (May 2013) June 2013 is the FIFTH
Anniversary for Chef/Restaurateur Jean-Stephane Poinard and his well-liked French
restaurant Bistro
de Leon. His arrival in St. Augustine, Florida realized his
childhood dream of living and owning a restaurant in America. The City’s
European atmosphere lured Jean-Stephane to the ‘ancient city’. Bistro de Leon
is within steps from the famous Bridge of Lions on Cathedral Place. “For five years I’ve enjoyed creating a restaurant
that fits into its neighborhood – Bistro de Quartier. It’s a small cozy café in
a cozy town, like at home in Lyon”.
JUNE CELEBRATION SPECIAL
To celebrate the Bistro’s anniversary throughout the month
of June, Chef Poinard is extending his popular Happy Hour until 8:00pm each
night (menu and pricing) and is presenting guests with a complimentary Kir
Cocktail – a perfect summer drink of Champagne and Chambord Liqueur.
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JEAN-STEPHANE POINARD:
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– Bistro De Leon- Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard
FRENCH HOME
COOKING “la cuisine de meres”
is what propelled Poinard to the top of the elitist gastronomic scene since
1998. Proud of being a 5th
generation chef , Jean-Stephane is delighting international patrons with his exuberant youthful passion and
pleasure in cooking.
AS A MEMBER
of the exclusive Les Toques Blanches
Lyonnaises, Poinard is one of the honored chefs invited into the rare fraternity of only 100 members. The Bistro
closely resembles the style and spirit of restaurants he owned in France in his
native town, where he has been awarded by the Michelin and other prestigious Culinary
Guides.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS in
America have been numerous.
- Chef Poinard was invited
to the James Beard Foundtation
November 2011 as the honored Chef to prepare a 70-guest Beaujolais Nouveau
7-course Dinner
- He is on the Steering
Committee for the First Coast
Technical College Culinary Division in St. Augustine, Florida
- The Navy Training Program for all national Navy food service
divisions enlists Chef Poinard to judge events and mentor Navy personnel
from around the USA
- International Food Wine
& Travel Writers Association has bestowed a Culinary Honorarium on
Chef Poinard – inviting him also to be the international celebrity chef at
their 2010 Conference at Sea. He received the IfWTWA Award of Distinction in the Epicurean Arts
- The City of St. Augustine chose Chef Poinard to represent them
in Tallahassee, Florida and on numerous television promotions throughout
the State
“When you cook, you have to love people. My cuisine is
like a symphony; I cook to the rhythms of music – and it’s fun. I don’t make my
food adapt to me…I get a feeling for the food that’s the freshest I can
procure. The menu changes often, serving only homemade breads & pastries,
entrees, salads, ice cream and sorbet…everything authentically from home”.
BISTRO DE LEON AND
CHEF POINARD HAVE RECEIVED:
- 3-diamond rating from AAA
- December 2009 ‘Silver Spoon Award’ from Orlando Home & Leisure
Magazine as BEST RESTAURANT WORTH A DRIVE.
- ‘Snail of Approval (Slow Food USA), actively participating in NE Florida Slow Food Movement
- Voted in the Top 25 Best Restaurants (Jacksonville Magazine)
- Selected by the Editors of “Where the Locals Eat” three years in a
row, received the famous banner “BEST OF ST. AUGUSTINE” for French Cuisine
(2009. 2010. 2011)
HISTORY in France:
Jean-Stephane Poianrd is a 5th generation French
chef, born and baptized in his parents’ restaurant. He lived 20 years in a
Hotel room upstairs from the restaurant. He attended an international school in
Lyon which prepared him to be very open to travel and adventure. His mother was
a culinary pioneer, creating “Le Panier a Salade” in 1972, one of the very
first restaurants in the historic town of Lyon.
Chef Poinard took over The Panier A Salade (traditional
French cuisine) in 1998 and then others:
- Un Deux Trois (Bouchon
Lyonnais)
- Les Ventres Jaunes
(specializing in cuisine of Alps and Bresse)
- Lyon Bouchon de Liege
(Belgian and Lyonnaise Cuisine)
- Finally Restaurant de
Paris (in Rochetaillee) in. This restaurant won Michelin Awards under
Jean-Stephane’s tutelage
MEDIA CONTACT:
Leigh Cort
Leigh Cort Publicity
904-806-3613
Bistro de Leon
#12 Cathedral Place
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
904-810-2100
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