Frédéric HUBIG

Propriétaire : 1 restaurant Although the economic situation has forced him to retain only Astier, his flagship restaurant, Frédéric Hubig, who has worked in virtually every position in the hotel and restaurant business, remains as passionate about his profession as ever.

Presentation

Born in the ^20th arrondissement of Paris in 1965, Frédéric Hubig holds a BTS in hotel and restaurant management. to the dining room, then to management and finally to entrepreneurship, but, as he likes to point out mischievously, "I'm still doing just fine in the kitchen!"

In the 2000s, he opened or took over several restaurants

After working for several years alongside Christian Willer at Le Martinez, then at Le Meurice with the young Yannick Alléno (the two men became friends), Frédéric Hubig took over the emblematic Astiert the emblematic Astier in 2006, before opening Marée Jeanne and the restaurant-cellars Jeanne A and Jeanne B, as well as Café Moderne, near the Bourse, and Sassotondo, a pure Italian. "They were great adventures, with many fond memories, but when it came time to take stock, I mainly lost money with these restaurants. But our customers were delighted, so I have no regrets."

Chez Astier, a new direction since Covid

At Astier, the only restaurant he has kept today, he has sought to "move upmarket in recent years , offering a more precise cuisine than before, based on more upmarket, better sourced products. We've reintroduced table service, which our customers love and which fits in perfectly with the spirit of the place, and we still offer a very attractive cellar, built up thanks to the solid network I've been able to weave over several decades. "A benchmark address awarded the Tradition d'Aujourd'hui Île-de-France 2024 trophy.