Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard came to the United States with a dream. A dream of beginning a restaurant based on his French training and upbringing. He studied with such great stars of the French culinary world as Paul Bocusse and worked at his father’s side before moving to this country, leaving his beloved Lyon behind. Chef Poinard is a fifth generation food devotee, immersed in the French tradition that he now treats his vast clientele to. We stumbled over the bistro a couple of years ago on a long weekend getaway and were thrilled to revisit on our recent trip to the area.
When Chef stepped foot in the St. Augustine area, destiny spoke to him. The rest is history. Bistro de Leon is his creation, his brain child and his marvelous gift to the St. Augustine area.
We dined on terrine with homemade made sweet pickles.
French onion soup made in the traditional style….ooooo lala!
A main course that I will share in a later post….something innovative and sure to place this talented chef on the culinary map in a big way. I think the Chef may have discovered the art of channeling his talented ancestral line in the art of pastry making!
Dessert was a delicious serving of fresh berries with handmade Madeleine’s, crisp and delicious….the perfect ending to a delicious meal.
Bistro de Leon is a little piece of France, beautifully transplanted onto 12 Cathedral Place, right in the heart of St. Augustine’s historic district, easy walking distance from hotels and B&B’s.
Experience the charm of Chef Jean-Stephane in this video.
If this doesn’t make you feel like putting St. Augustine, FL on your bucket list, I don’t know what would! Charming, cozy and so very delicious….Bistro de Leon serves up a bit of Lyon every day, except Wednesday.
Bistro de Leon – 12 Cathedral Place – St. Augustine, FL – 32084 – www.bistrodeleon.com – (904) 810-2100
4 Responses
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Matthew Says:
Wow! Reading your article and watching the video, I really DO want to visit St. Augustine now! (can’t get away from all these places named ‘St.” it seems 🙂 I had no idea that a video could ever make escargot in a dish seem tasty. Thank you for this!
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Melissa Says:
So happy you enjoyed the post and video! When you visit Bistro de Leon you’ll be in for quite a treat!
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Judit + Corina @WineDineDaily Says:
Chef Jean-Stephane is absolutely fabulous, and thank to you we did add Bistro de Leon to our Gourmet bucket list.
Cheers:)
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Melissa Says:
Thanks so much! I love your site…foodies unite!
