Pierre Jancou, the photogenic owner of Racines, sent me a sad email this morning:
Finally Racines will be sold next friday and I will go to the Drôme region next to my family and have new adventures.
However shocking it might seem, this isn’t the first time that Jancou has built and sold a thriving enterprise at the height of its popularity. He offloaded his previous project,
la Crèmerie, just as the mainstream press were climbing on board. The right owner and offer came along, he told me, just as he was beginning to tire of his Saint-Germain clientele. Too many
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Posted by Meg in Restaurants
Hot Dish #1: Pierre Jancou
Photo: Kai Junemann
Hot Dish #2: Pierre’s Agneau de Lait en Cocotte
The latest issue of Gulf Life, the in-flight magazine for Gulf Air, has a new interview with Pierre Jancou. The charismatic owner of Racines was kind enough to share (along with his time and some tasty natural wine) this recipe for milk-fed lamb with spring vegetables.
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