l'Impératif d'Éole

L'Impératif d'Éole holds one Michelin star and is conceived as a place of delight and culinary wonder at the Chant d'Eole vineyard. Owner Hubert Ewbank transformed the winery rooftop into this gastronomic venue. Every detail from ingredient selection to the careful layout of the space is intended to create an unforgettable, multi-sensory dining experience. The dining room has been designed as a carefully arranged, evocative space intended to awaken the senses. The venue aims for a refined, intimate atmosphere that complements the vineyard setting. Cooking is contemporary French with an emphasis on seasonal, market-driven ingredients and refined techniques drawn from haute cuisine. The menu philosophy centers on elegant, generous plates that evolve with product arrivals and are presented as tasting menus. The house offers a progression of tasting menus at different price points with curated drink pairings, including non-alcoholic accords, and presents dishes that balance refined technique with sensory presentation. Benjamin Laborie (Chef) spent nearly ten years in three-Michelin-star kitchens working with Michel Bras and Michel Guérard and then established his own elegant and generous restaurants in Belgium before leading this project; the owner entrusted the kitchen to him. Specialties include a green and white asparagus declination with wild garlic and Piedmont hazelnuts; crispy-silky veal sweetbreads with morels in vin jaune and minted peas; rouget en papillon with soubressade ragout and blood orange; lobster just poached with rosemary butter, textured broccoli and Madeira/Sherry reduction; grand cru dark chocolate and kiwi dessert; and fennel in multiple textures with mascarpone, white chocolate and vanilla.