About this episode

Ronan Duchêne Le May discusses his journey from Bordeaux to opening a chic restaurant in New York with his wife.

With passion, partnership, and maybe a soupçon of beginners’ ingenuousness Ronan Duchêne Le May and his wife chef Alexia Duchêne opened Le Chêne, a très chic, très Parisien restaurant on Carmine Street in the West Village in less than six months. Incroyable! Listen in to our chat with Ronan to hear about how his love of restaurants drew him from his family winemaking world in Bordeaux to Paris, hospitality work, and how the couple’s decision to move to New York in 2023 has led to an adventure bigger than even they could have imagined.

People in this episode

Host: Erica Cantley

Guest: Ronan Duchêne Le May

Topics covered

• restaurant opening
• hospitality
• culinary journey
• New York City
• Parisian cuisine
• partnership

Keywords

• Ronan Duchêne Le May
• Le Chêne
• restaurant
• New York
• Paris
• hospitality
• cuisine
• culinary adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Le Chêne

Places: Bordeaux, Paris, New York, Carmine Street, West Village

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