Private Chef Sean · Lyon

Culinary gallery

I don’t cook to impress.
I cook so you never forget.

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Culinary gallery

Every creation,
a gesture of precision.

Ten years in gastronomic kitchens · Lyon, Paris, Côte d’Azur

The evening

An evening at the château,
the setting, the menu, the craft.

The arrival

Through the doors of the château.

Large table set in the dining room of a château in the Monts d'Or — The château dining roomThe grand table awaits

Table set before the château's large bright windows — Château lightThe dining room

Long table set with an imposing white bouquet — The long tableImposing bouquet

Cocktail bar set in the château gardens, fine glassware — The garden barAperitif, outdoors

Standing tables set by the pool in the château gardens — By the poolThe art of the stay

Imposing white floral arrangement in the château alcove — Floral arrangementThe château alcove

The art of the table

Every detail carries an intention.

Table set with a runner of white flowers, tapered candles and brass candlesticks — The flower runnerTapered candles, brass

Overhead view of an elegant place setting: gold and green mosaic charger plate — The place settingPorcelain, monogrammed menu

A mahogany and brass serving table with Christofle silverware arranged on a white napkin — Christofle silverwareSet on the serving table

Elegant table set with slender candles and white flowers in bud vases — Bud-vase flowersWhite and green, daylight

Large table set with flowers, candles and glassware in the château dining room — The grand tableWhite flowers, candlelight

Overhead view of a table set with gilded cutlery and plates — The taste of sharingGilded cutlery

The craft

A brigade, a savoir-faire.

Plating a dish in full concentration, photographed in black and white — The craftPlated to the minute

Meticulous preparation in the kitchen, before service — The preparationPrecision, before service

Chopping fresh herbs in the kitchen, before service — Chopping herbsFreshness, to the minute

Four-handed plating on the kitchen island — Four handsPlating on the island

Plating a bowl in a bordeaux apron during service — In the bordeaux apronPlating in action

Plated dish just before service, in black and white — Just before serviceThe plate, ready to go

The brigade at work seen through the château's French doors — The brigadeIn full service

The menu

Seven courses, cooked before your eyes.

A Rossini-style tournedos topped with pan-seared foie gras and young shoots — Tournedos Rossini with truffled foie grasTruffle purée, potato crisps

Freshly shucked oysters, served on a bed of crushed ice with a condiment — Gillardeau oystersShallot, red wine vinegar

Oval dish of golden croquettes decorated with lace tuiles and edible flowers — Rabbit croquettesEspelette pepper mayonnaise

Perfect egg, corn espuma, poultry jus — Perfect eggCorn espuma, poultry jus

Golden red mullet fillets topped with caviar, with a bicolour courgette ribbon — Red mullet in courgette rollsCaviar, pepper-vanilla coulis

Pearly salmon, mustard seeds — Pearly salmonMustard seeds

Braised beef, glazed carrot, reduced jus — Braised beefGlazed carrot, reduced jus

Beef carpaccio, garden vegetables — Beef carpaccioGarden vegetables

Parmesan shortbread, Colonnata lard, seasonal vegetables — Parmesan shortbreadColonnata lard, vegetables

Vanilla entremets, iced peach centre — Around the peachPeach, Madagascar vanilla

Intense chocolate, red berries, vanilla ice cream — Intense chocolateRed berries, vanilla

My partner house

An exceptional house, composing the table alongside me.

Maison Janier

Cheese affineur

Trolley of aged cheeses from Maison Janier, brie, tomme, grapes, redcurrants and almonds, served at the guéridon, Maison Janier case in the background

The moment

Then comes the magic.

The chef lighting dozens of candles one by one under the château's stone vaults — The lightingUnder the vaults, by hand

Red roses and champagne coupes in candlelight — Roses & champagneThe romantic moment

Lit candles set on stone, golden glow — Golden glowCandles on stone

Your private table

These moments cannot be booked twice.

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