Named Chef of the Year by Le Chef, Emmanuel Renaut holds the prestigious title Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsmen of France). As the owner, founder and head chef of 3-Michelin Star restaurant Flocons de Sel in the French Alps – named for salt’s essential role in fine cuisine – his partnership with Princess Cruises to take that cuisine to sea was only natural.
Sample Menu:
Chef Renaut’s tantalizing menu showcases authentic French dishes with his own signature flair. Savor the results of masterful cooking techniques, combined with well-balanced flavors and classic French ingredients in favorites such as Filet de boeuf poelé (beef filet mignon), and Quenelles de vivaneau et St. Jacques (Red snapper and scallop mousseline) accented with tender morsels of lobster.
Drawn to the mountains and inspired by nature at an early age, Chef Renaut has long nurtured his own vegetable garden. Today, his regular alpine journeys take him to farms and forests in search of inventive ingredients and natural wonders that prompt new recipes and enchanting visual presentation.
Throughout the menu, Chef Renaut’s distinctive culinary sensibilities express themselves. Indulge in the Paté en croute named after his grandmother, Marie-Isabelle Macquet, featuring home-style paté in savory dough with red cabbage-blueberry mousseline. And explore pairings from an all-French wine list, with selections from the best wine and Champagne producing regions of France including superb Bordeaux options.
The culmination of your meal at Bistro Sur La Mer is as extraordinary as the courses that precede it. Artfully plated desserts that delight the eye and the palate include the Mont Blanc, confected from sweet chestnut, blueberry gel and vanilla cream bavarois in tribute to the highest peak in the French Alps, which inspires Chef Renaut's view from his restaurant in Megève.
From its whimsical wall of plates depicting early hot-air balloons, to the marble table tops and comfortable banquettes, Bistro Sur La Mer delights the eye and sets the stage for a French bistro dining experience that is both traditional and unexpected.
The delicious world of Chef Renaut awaits you on Majestic Princess®, Sky Princess®, Enchanted Princess® and Discovery Princess℠.