The multi-star chef will take charge of the restoration of the legendary train, purchased by the Accor group in 2022, and its new version as a sailboat, in the summer of 2026.
One more challenge for Yannick Alléno. The fifteen-star chef – including three at Pavillon Ledoyen (Paris) and 1947 (Courchevel) – has just been appointed executive chef of the kitchens of the Orient Express train and the new sailboat, Orient Express Corinthian, whose launches are planned for next year. summer 2026.
Yannick Alléno, who had already worked for the Orient Express brand during ephemeral restaurants (in 2014 on the occasion of the exhibition “Once upon a time the Orient Express” at the Institut du Monde Arabe; in 2016 with “La Table Orient Express”, traveling between Paris and Bordeaux in 2020, as part of an exhibition in Singapore), will imagine menus inspired by the terroirs and landscapes crossed; when traveling.
Wealthy passengers will be able to discover its cuisine on board the two restaurant cars of the Orient Express train, as well as in the five restaurants of the Orient Express Corinthian sailboat, including “La Table de l'Orient Express by Yannick Alléno”, presented as a high-end setting. gastronomy. The chef will also supervise the sailboat's six bars.
Orient Express
“Orient Express embodies travel in its noblest essence, and it is an honor to be able to imprint my reformative vision of cuisine in this iconic place steeped in history. Each menu, each plate, is an invitation to discover my personal interpretation of culinary heritage from around the world, and of course French, for an experience
extraordinary aboard the legendary Orient Express”declared Yannick Alléno about his appointment.
“This collaboration with Yannick Alléno reflects Orient Express’ ambition to surround itself with the greatest talents to create a unique experience of travel and discovery. By becoming the culinary soul of the train and the boat, chef Alléno brings not only his creativity and his keen sense of innovation, but also a philosophy of gastronomy that he will share in different variations so that each restaurant has its own identity. singular. This modern and plural approach blends perfectly with the brand's values: excellence, sophistication and escape. for his part indicated Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO of Accor.
The legendary railway brand launched in 1883 was bought by the Accor group in 2022, with the aim of developing it, in partnership with LVMH, in particular through the opening of luxury hotels and the launching of sumptuous sailboats.
Another train, the Venice Simplon Orient Express, already runs under the Belmond flag (LVMH group), with Jean Imbert in the kitchen.
