La Tante Claire at Selfridges

[BRIGHTON CHEF]

Iconic chef Pierre Koffmann is set to return to the stove later this year in a pop-up restaurant at London department store Selfridges.

The former three-Michelin-starred chef patron of the famous La Tante Claire restaurant will run the 80-cover pop-up restaurant on the roof of Selfridges for one week in October.

La Tante Claire at Selfridges forms part of the inaugural London Restaurant Festival, which will run from 8-13 October.

Koffmann will be joined in the kitchen by some of his former protégés including the Michelin-starred chefs Eric Chavot, Tom Aikens and Tom Kitchin.

Raphael Duntoye, head chef at La Petite Maison, and Helena Puolakka, head chef at Skylon, will also be part of the restaurant together with award winning chocolatier William Curley.

Pierre Koffmann told me he was thrilled to be getting back behind the stove.

"It's fantastic to be at the stove again with some familiar faces with me in the kitchen," he said.

He added that he's off on holiday now to the south west of France and will be spending most of his time coming up with recipes for the restaurant.

[Matthew Grant]

Already posted. Edited July 17, 2009 by Matthew Grant (log)