Bruno CASASSUS
Head sommelier : 1 restaurant MOF maître d'hôtel since 2018 and cousin of famous rugby player Antoine Dupont, Bruno Casassus took over the Hôtel de France in Auch with his two brothers.Although he grew up in the family hotel, like his two younger brothers with whom he is now a partner, Bruno Casassus didn't immediately turn to the restaurant business. He preferred to earn a degree in science before entering the Toulouse hotel school, where his father, Jacques, was then a cookery teacher .
i grew up at the Hotel Dupont," he recalls, "the family hotel of rugby player Antoine, my cousin, and of course I've always had a passion for the business, but with the clear aim of working in the dining room. I obtained a BTS with an option in marketing, before leaving for Malaysia for ten years where, after further studies in hotel management, I worked as an auditor and trainer all over the world. A rich and intense period in my life. "
Three brothers, one project
But the call of the country was felt when his two younger brothers - Vincent the chef and Fabien the pastry chef - asked him to join them at the helm of the legendary Hôtel de France in Auch. "When I joined them in 2010, André Daguin still owned the hotel.He was always very kind to us, always looking after his baby until we were in a position to acquire the walls." This will happen in 2019, just a few months before the death of the patriarch, who will not have had the chance to see the renovation work completed .
Passionate about his profession, Bruno Casassus was awarded the MOF Maître d'hôtel title in 2018, after failing to reach the final three years earlier. A fine accolade that reflects on this family home where the three brothers work with their wives - "without the slightest hitch, or almost," adds our 2025 winner of the Accueil Occitanie trophy.
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