Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s restaurant in Switzerland reopens following a makeover

Fifteen years after taking on the kitchens of the beloved Swiss resort Beau-Rivage Palace, and following an intensive design-centric renovation, Anne-Sophie Pic, probably the most Michelin-starred feminine chef on the planet, reintroduces her restaurant Pic au Beau-Rivage Palace. The institution, which already boasted two Michelin stars earlier than the makeover, hopes to land a 3rd star upon its reopening, making it the second three Michelin-starred restaurant in Lausanne.

Pic au Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne

Designed by French inside designer Tristan Auer, the restaurant’s interiors have been revamped to mirror Anne-Sophie Pic’s persona and delicacies. Within the entrance, a cupboard of curiosities shows a few of chef Pic’s most treasured memorabilia, together with her pocket book crammed with inspirations and a photograph of her grandfather, the celebrated chef André Pic.

Basked in pure gentle, the inside is ethereal, with tender hues of sunshine pink and beige mirrored within the rose-patterned carpet and the curved ash tree backdrops enveloping the cubicles. Drawing inspiration from chef Pic’s delicacies, Auer notes that ‘the supplies are easy and sober, however behind them lies an inventiveness in gesture and implementation’.

At Pic au Beau-Rivage Palace, chef Pic serves a ‘delicate and floral delicacies that celebrates the lake and the scents of Alpine valleys’. The menu invitations diners on a culinary journey by means of conventional Swiss dishes and the chef’s star dishes, like her Berlingots ©ASP, full of sheep’s milk cheese, embellished with saffron from the hills stretching above the town and lavender from the resort’s greenhouse. In season, the chef works with fish from the lake, like fera or Arctic char.

However the coronary heart of the restaurant is the bar space, tucked behind a stained-glass window, the place diners are invited to style one of many dishes from the set menu. The area was conceived along with Paz Levinson, chef Pic’s Chef Sommelier Government, to supply a brand new eating expertise.

‘The bar is an anchor level within the restaurant, a spot for alternate, a standard floor for fluid delicacies’, says chef Pic. It’s the excellent stage to showcase the non-alcoholic inventive drinks distinctive to the chef’s delicacies, like a tomato Chemex – a espresso brewed with tomato water – paired with venison served with candied tomatoes, and a chicory cocktail.

Pic au Beau-Rivage Palace is situated at Chem. de Beau-Rivage 21, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland, brp.ch