Book your table at Les Grandes Toques restaurant at Exp’Hôtel

Les Grandes Toques d’Exp’Hôtel 2025: three days of haute cuisine with Monblanc Traiteur

From 23 to 25 November 2025, the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre will host a new edition of Exp’Hôtel, the unmissable event for professionals in the catering, hotel and food service industries.
As every year, Monblanc Traiteur has the honour of orchestrating the pop-up restaurant Les Grandes Toques, a unique gastronomic space where renowned chefs, young talents and Monblanc teams combine their expertise.

For three days, visitors will be able to enjoy a rare experience:
– a gourmet lunch created each day by a trio of chefs,
– a bustling open kitchen,
– and the high standards of service that have characterised Maison Monblanc since 1946.

A highly anticipated event that has become a veritable ritual for food lovers and professionals seeking inspiration alike.

A unique gastronomic concept at the heart of the Exp’Hôtel trade fair

Les Grandes Toques restaurant is a place of total immersion:
dishes are created before guests’ eyes, every movement is masterful, every detail tells a story, and each menu pays homage to the region’s culinary creativity.

It is also the result of a rare collaboration in the events industry:
Guest chefs, students from the Ferrandi hotel school and Monblanc teams cook together, sharing techniques, knowledge and passion in a stimulating and friendly atmosphere.

The 2025 menus — Three days, nine chefs and just as many signature dishes

🗓️ Sunday, 23rd November 2025

Starter: ‘Ciron’ vegetable platter, autumn colours enlivened with a Sauternes vinaigrette
by Benjamin Noeureuil — Le Gabriel, Bordeaux

Main course: Beef fillet, black garlic gel, truffle sauce and smoked chives, mushrooms
by Nick Honeyman — Le Petit Léon, Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

Dessert:Velvety childhood memories, Creuse biscuit, light mascarpone cream & Brazilian coffee, poached pears
by John Argaud — Lore Ttipia, Auberge Ostapé, Bidarray

🗓️ Monday, 24th November 2025

Starter: Semi-cooked langoustine, tartare, aromatic sauce, kumquat
by Oxana Cretu — Inima, Bordeaux

Main course: Free-range poultry from Mr. Duplantier,
roasted breast, crispy pressed thigh, cocoa-dusted scorzonera, surf and turf jus
by Soufiane Assarrar — L’Huitrier Pie, Saint-Émilion

Dessert: Persimmon Wasabi
by Satomi Chan — Pâtisserie S., Bordeaux

🗓️ Tueday, 25th November 2025

Starter: Dordogne sturgeon, beetroot condiment, matelote and rye biscuit
by Fabien Beaufour — Cent 33, Bordeaux

Main course: Pigeon breast with Colonnata bacon, ham-wrapped leg in a foie gras mousseline
by Thierry Renou — Le Patio, Arcachon

Dessert: Multi-textured cube with Grand Cru Madong chocolate (Papua New Guinea), cocoa sauce
by Christophe Girardot — Point Rouge, Bordeaux

A culinary experience driven by Monblanc expertise

Since 1946, our company has placed transmission, expertise and creativity at the heart of each of its collaborations.
Les Grandes Toques is the ideal opportunity to highlight:

• the precision and commitment of our teams,
• the rigour of French service,
• the fundamental importance of teamwork,
• and the magic that happens when several talents join forces around a common goal: to offer exceptional cuisine and an unforgettable experience.

Book your place

The pop-up restaurant is fully booked every year: reservations are strongly recommended and can be made with our Project Manager Lynda Mendil: lm@monblanc-traiteur.com – +33 (0)6 49 34 80 74

📍 Les Grandes Toques – Exp’Hôtel Bordeaux – Parc des Expositions Hall 1
🗓️ 23, 24 and 25 November 2025 – service from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Menu at €93.50 including VAT per person

An unmissable event for professionals and enthusiasts

Les Grandes Toques is more than just a pop-up restaurant: it is an opportunity to share, learn, experience emotions and celebrate the expertise that makes the South-West so rich in gastronomy.

We look forward to welcoming you for three days of fine dining, inspiration and unforgettable encounters.