” If I want to change my life, I have to do it at my age (42) and not in ten years, he says. Several factors came together to arrive at this wise decision. Firstly. The narrowness of my structure which holds to nothing and can collapse overnight. Second. I couldn’t see myself ending my career behind my kitchen with such hours even though I love my job. Third. The customer base is gradually decreasing with the opening of many restaurants in Waterloo. These are often concept addresses. Cooking between two people as I advocate tends to disappear. Moreover, I must admit, I no longer want to renew myself. “
“There are a lot of new concept restaurants in Waterloo. I don’t want to constantly renew myself”
You understand: he wants to turn the page of a long chapter. Better yet, he prepared himself.
” For two years, I have been mulling over my decision. Today, I’m not sad but a little nostalgic. It’s my baby I’m leaving behind. My first business. This will inevitably cause a pang in my heart on the day of my final service in the room on December 28. “
The transition is all the more fluid as Arnaud has found (not without difficulty, he says) buyers of the business.
“A couple of young thirty-somethings Martina and Fabio who currently work in Brussels and are going to open their first restaurant. His name? Emilia in reference to their region of Bologna. They will offer fresh pasta and local products.“
A couple in their thirties will open Emilia with cuisine from the Bologna region
As for Arnaud, a cook at heart, he doesn’t put his apron in the cupboard for good.
” JI’m going to take two or three months to settle down and enjoy the family. But I’m going to stay in the world of cooking. “
