La Chèvre d'Or is a Relais & Châteaux hotel located in the medieval city of Èze in the south of France, and is housed in a medieval castle rebuilt in the 1920s.[1] The restaurant has two Michelin stars.[2]
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| General information | |
| Location | Èze, France |
| Coordinates | 43°43′37″N 7°21′43″E / 43.727°N 7.362°E |
| Management | Relais & Châteaux |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 30 |
| Number of suites | 7 |
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History edit
First private property, it was called the Château de la Chèvre d'Or by one of its purchasers at the beginning of 20th century, the Yugoslav violinist Zlatko Baloković.[3] It became a gourmet restaurant then a hotel in the 1950s. The hotelier Robert Wolf, impressed by the castle, bought it in 1953, and transformed it into a restaurant.[4] The hotel received more attention after the arrival of Walt Disney.[4] Then, Robert Wolf gradually acquired private houses and transformed them into individual hotel rooms. The hotel became one of the 6 stages of "La Route du Bonheur" founded in 1954 by Marcel Tilloy as part of the Relais & Châteaux chain.[4][5]
The place is frequently visited by celebrities such as actors and directors, especially during the Cannes Film Festival.[6][7][8]
In 2007, a scene in The Bucket List movie was shot at the hotel.[9]
Hotel edit
The hotel offers 40 rooms and suites, all of which have a different style. The suites are named after famous figures who stayed in the region, such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean Cocteau.[citation needed]
The castle has terraced gardens, medieval buildings, alleys, houses with exposed stones and a panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea.[10]
Restaurant edit
The restaurant opened in 1953. It obtained its first Michelin star in 1975. Jean-Marc Delacourt became the chef in 1998, he brought a second Michelin star in 2000.[11][12]
From 2003 to 2009, the kitchens were run by Philippe Labbé. In 2010, Fabrice Vulin took over the kitchens of the various restaurants of the Chèvre d'Or. Ronan Kervarrec, a time his second, succeeded him a few years later.[13] Since July 2016, the restaurant has been run by Arnaud Faye.[14][15]
References edit
- ^ Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael (2007). South of France. New Holland Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 9781860113581. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "CHâTEAU DE LA CHèVRE D'OR". michelin.fr. Michelin. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Isabelle Ros, Régis Couturier et Hervé Milon, Côte d'Azur - Nice et la Riviera française, Place Des Éditeurs, 2011
- ^ a b c "Now This Is Romance: A Fairy-Tale Hideaway Hotel on the French Riviera". Forbes. Feb 13, 2016.
- ^ "Le cœur à... l'Eze". Le Monde. April 5, 1986.
- ^ "A Cannes, tout est possible". Le Monde. May 18, 2012.
- ^ "La Côte d'azur, le paradis ensoleillé de la gastronomie". Slate.fr. September 18, 2016.
- ^ "The Chèvre d'Or celebrates its 60th anniversary". riviera-press.fr. July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27.
- ^ Drew Boyd et Jacob Goldenberg, Inside the Box: The creative method that works for everyone, Profile Books, 2013. p. 174
- ^ "Vues sur la Côte". Le Monde. June 3, 1978.
- ^ "Review of Chevre d'Or". andyhayler.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Décès d'Élie Mazot". email-gourmand.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "La situation n'est pas aggravée au Malvan". 3 December 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIF. Arnaud Faye, nouveau chef de La Chèvre d'Or". Le Point. 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Èze: le chef Arnaud Faye sans faille à la mythique Chèvre d'or". L'Express. August 17, 2017.
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