by Isabel Ovalle
Triple Michelin starred chef Guy Savoy has opened a restaurant in Doha called Quisine and located in The Pearl-Qatar. This is the first restaurant owned by this French chef in the Middle East and it presents an entirely unique gastronomic experience.
This inventive and daring chef is renowned to the point of being featured in Larousse Encyclopedia, which defines him as the “owner of a prestigious Parisian restaurant, who has also opened several bistros where more traditional dishes are served”.
This is only the gist of a 30 year career, which began with the opening of his first restaurant in 1980 in Paris, and comprises other restaurants in Las Vegas and Singapore, and the bestowing of the title of Officer other Legion d’Honneur by the president of France, among other milestones.
Cuisine is the art of instantaneously turning produce suffused with history into happiness. This is the premise behind the work of Guy Savoy. About his new restaurant in Doha, he said that “Qatar seemed like a natural choice. The country is booming and fast developing into the most happening destination in the region and I’m truly delighted to be here. Guests to the restaurant can expect a dining experience unlike any they have experienced before,” he added.
“From the minute our guests enter the restaurant they will be transported on a multi-hour journey of food, service, and décor unlike anything they have experienced before. The most important thing for me, and for my team, is that they have the very best time possible,” Savoy said.
The restaurant provides diners with a tempting menu offering a number of the chef’s signature dishes, including the artichoke and black truffle soup, the crispy sea bass and the line-caught whiting with caviar while, in keeping with his surroundings, Guy Savoy has also incorporated hints of local flavours into his cuisine.
In addition, two tasting menus are available to allow diners to enjoy the very best of what Quisine by Guy Savoy has to offer, which will set you back by around QR1,000, but then you are eating dishes created by a Triple Michelin chef. Guy Savoy will be working in his kitchen in Qatar regularly along with his team of talented, hand-picked chefs from Paris who will always be in situ to ensure guests receive the same high standard and the ultimate Guy Savoy experience.
The venue has been designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and The Pearl-Qatar provides a grand location for Quisine by Guy Savoy.
Guests can book the chef’s table which is situated in the kitchen, for diners to see how a kitchen works.
The restaurant seats approximately 45 and is open from 7pm Sunday through Friday.The Peninsula
