Louise DUMETZ
Chef de service : Froggy's Tavern With a background in product design, Louise Dumetz has found her calling in the service industry at Alexandre Gauthier’s restaurants. Since the summer of 2025, she has been working as a server at Froggy’s Tavern in Montreuil-sur-Mer.
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While some entered the kitchen or front-of-house as if joining a religious order—out of pure vocation—Louise Dumetz, like many of her colleagues, didn’t always dream of working with restaurant patrons. “I studied product design in Lille after graduating from high school. But I didn’t really find career opportunities that truly motivated me. During my studies, to pay my way, I regularly worked at various restaurants owned by Alexandre Gauthier, notably at Anecdote, where I spent several seasons.”
Froggy’s Tavern, Anecdote, Sur Mer, La Grenouillère: her training under Alexandre Gauthier
The young woman got the hang of it, enjoyed interacting with customers, and, by alternating between stints at Froggy’s Tavern, Sur Mer, Anecdote, and La Grenouillère, she soon became one of the group’s most reliable assets. “ It was a great opportunity to discover these different restaurants and to work alongside someone like Rodolphe Pugnat, the sommelier at the ‘5-toques’ restaurant, who taught me a lot about wine.”
At Froggy’s Tavern, an intimate restaurant in Montreuil-sur-Mer
At Froggy’s Tavern in Montreuil-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), where Louise Dumetz has been based permanently since the summer of 2025, there are only two of them on the floor. “We both have a lot of responsibilities, of course, and this intimate restaurant is exactly what I’m looking for. Besides, I’m a realist—I know full well that I don’t have the training needed to feel at ease at La Grenouillère. And even though the atmosphere there isn’t like that of a Parisian luxury hotel, that isn’t necessarily the kind of work environment I’m looking for. ” Her good humor and energy certainly work wonders at Froggy’s Tavern, the former grain cellar now home to large communal tables and a rotisserie.
