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Jean-Robert de Cavel
Jean-Robert de Cavel (September 12, 1961 – December 23, 2022) was a French-American chef active primarily in Cincinnati. He was chef de cuisine at The Maisonette from 1993 to 2002, executive chef at Jean-Robert at Pigall's from 2002 to 2009, and later operated Jean-Robert's Table, Le Bar a Boeuf, and French Crust Cafe. He and his wife founded the de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation, which runs Eat.Play.Give: Friends and Family SIDS Brunch, a culinary event that is the country's largest SIDS fundraiser.
De Cavel was born in Roubaix, France, on September 12, 1961. He was educated at Le Feguide culinary school in Lille, France.
De Cavel worked in Zermatt, Antibes, and the British West Indies. He moved to New York City to work for Le Régence at the Hotel Plaza Athénée. In the 1990s he was considered a rising star, but the opportunities for working as a chef de cuisine in a French restaurant in New York City had become very competitive.
In the early 1990s, Cincinnati's The Maisonette was conducting a nationwide search for a new chef de cuisine, and De Cavel's friend Daniel Boulud encouraged him to apply. At the time de Cavel did not know where Cincinnati was; he described having to pull out a map.
De Cavel moved to Cincinnati in 1993 to become chef de cuisine at The Maisonette, which earned 5 stars from Mobil during his time there. His plan was to stay for two or three years, develop his reputation, and moved back to New York or Europe. He described the city reminding him of Lille, where he had grown up: a center of industry rather than tourism, and very livable. He "fell in love with the city", and the city with him; he realized that in a metropolitan region of two million, he could become an important influence, opening restaurants rather than simply working in them.
He left Maisonette in 2002 to join a partnership to run his own restaurant, Jean-Robert at Pigall's, which became at the time Ohio's only Mobil four-star restaurant.
With his partners he went on to open JeanRo Bistro, Pho Paris, Greenup Cafe, Twist, and Lavomatic Cafe, all located in the greater Cincinnati area. In 2009 the partnership fell apart and he was left with no restaurants.
He considered leaving Cincinnati after the partnership ended, but instead stayed and opened Jean-Robert's Table in 2010, French Crust in 2011, Le Bar a Boeuf in 2014, Eat at Jean-Bob's in 2015, Restaurant L, and Frenchie Fresh in 2016. He was called "arguably the most recognizable chef in town" and "one of the region's most well-known chefs". The Cincinnati Business Journal said he had "shaped Cincinnati's modern dining scene".
Jean-Robert de Cavel
Jean-Robert de Cavel (September 12, 1961 – December 23, 2022) was a French-American chef active primarily in Cincinnati. He was chef de cuisine at The Maisonette from 1993 to 2002, executive chef at Jean-Robert at Pigall's from 2002 to 2009, and later operated Jean-Robert's Table, Le Bar a Boeuf, and French Crust Cafe. He and his wife founded the de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation, which runs Eat.Play.Give: Friends and Family SIDS Brunch, a culinary event that is the country's largest SIDS fundraiser.
De Cavel was born in Roubaix, France, on September 12, 1961. He was educated at Le Feguide culinary school in Lille, France.
De Cavel worked in Zermatt, Antibes, and the British West Indies. He moved to New York City to work for Le Régence at the Hotel Plaza Athénée. In the 1990s he was considered a rising star, but the opportunities for working as a chef de cuisine in a French restaurant in New York City had become very competitive.
In the early 1990s, Cincinnati's The Maisonette was conducting a nationwide search for a new chef de cuisine, and De Cavel's friend Daniel Boulud encouraged him to apply. At the time de Cavel did not know where Cincinnati was; he described having to pull out a map.
De Cavel moved to Cincinnati in 1993 to become chef de cuisine at The Maisonette, which earned 5 stars from Mobil during his time there. His plan was to stay for two or three years, develop his reputation, and moved back to New York or Europe. He described the city reminding him of Lille, where he had grown up: a center of industry rather than tourism, and very livable. He "fell in love with the city", and the city with him; he realized that in a metropolitan region of two million, he could become an important influence, opening restaurants rather than simply working in them.
He left Maisonette in 2002 to join a partnership to run his own restaurant, Jean-Robert at Pigall's, which became at the time Ohio's only Mobil four-star restaurant.
With his partners he went on to open JeanRo Bistro, Pho Paris, Greenup Cafe, Twist, and Lavomatic Cafe, all located in the greater Cincinnati area. In 2009 the partnership fell apart and he was left with no restaurants.
He considered leaving Cincinnati after the partnership ended, but instead stayed and opened Jean-Robert's Table in 2010, French Crust in 2011, Le Bar a Boeuf in 2014, Eat at Jean-Bob's in 2015, Restaurant L, and Frenchie Fresh in 2016. He was called "arguably the most recognizable chef in town" and "one of the region's most well-known chefs". The Cincinnati Business Journal said he had "shaped Cincinnati's modern dining scene".