Cycle of a life and a pandemic, as restaurants close in New York City, others open. La Grande Boucherie is one of those restaurants that managed to open in the midst of the crisis. With one of the largest terraces in the city – while Governor Cuomo has just suspended indoor service from December 14 – this magnificent restaurant with a Parisian brasserie spirit owes its design to the architectural firm and by The Prestige Group. At its head, the French Julien Legeard.
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A Belle Époque atmosphere
« It’s a miracle of execution »Relates Julien Legeard. And he is not wrong ! In January, a few weeks before the confinement that will paralyze the city for three months, The Prestige Group agency begins the interior design project of La Grande Boucherie, after having created the other almost eponymous restaurants in the city. ” We started the designs at the start of the year »Remembers the Frenchman. ” Demolition work began just days before the lockdown “. A restaurant in the making, the shipyard succeeds in obtaining an exemption in its capacity as a future essential business. The works were only stopped for a few days, unlike the other sites in the city. ” We have implemented incredible sanitary measures to protect the health of workers »Relates the Frenchman.
« La Grande Boucherie, aims to become a Parisian place in Midtown and one of the most authentic French gastronomic destinations in Manhattan. Located at 145 West 53rd Street, the restaurant spans the entire block of 6 1⁄2 Avenue of the Americas. This one-of-a-kind brasserie is inspired by the elegant and ornamental Art Nouveau style, which evokes the optimism of the early 20th century, transported to present-day New York, »Explains Julien Legeard. And to add ” The gallery — exterior plaza — runs the length of the block, open at each end, and has a vaulted skylight and heated floor. This allows the restaurant to offer year-round outdoor seating options for 150 diners. Inside, La Grande Boucherie was built to accommodate more than 400 guests in the dining room, bar and mezzanine “. A colossal project for a restaurant and an XL terrace.
The gigantic terrace of La Grande Boucherie
The largest terrace in New York
Governor Cuomo, head of New York State, announced this Friday, December 11, new restrictions for restaurants suspending domestic service. Until further notice, restaurateurs have the only possibility to welcome and serve their customers on the terrace. ” Yesterday, I went to the restaurant and on the terrace, under the radiators, I measured the temperature of 22 degrees Celsius »Explains Julien. ” If the indoor closes, La Grande Boucherie will be the largest terrace in the city. The Frenchman explained to us the day before Governor Cuomo’s announcement.
In order to integrate natural and organic elements into this partly exterior space, cherry blossoms surround the columns of the facade. These trees, the link between the city and the transforming morphology of nature. From light pink to bright orange, they directly connect this covered walkway to the corresponding outdoor seasons. Seating is organized around these natural elements to create a year-round outdoor dining experience. A poetic invitation to forget the pandemic …
On the menu, onion soup, leeks vinaigrette, beef tartare, seafood, mussels marinière, duck confit, beef bourguignon … among so many other French dishes. For dessert, Camembert, Selle-sur-Cher, Saint-Nectaire, and pastries. La Grande Boucherie is also an invitation to taste a glass of Burgundy or a glass of Champagne, in a Belle-Époque atmosphere … A real journey through time!
This completed project, Julien Legeard continues his other projects which are divided between residential ” we made Gad Elmaleh’s New York apartment »Smiles the Frenchman, and plans for retail or hotels. The Prestige Group collaborates, among others, with the Lalique brand for which it signs the interior design of boutiques. Before long, Julien Legeard will be flying to Central America where he and his team are designing a boutique hotel.
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