food
drink
The brasserie opened in mid-October, just
off Hurstbourne Parkway's intersection with
Shelbyville Road. "The timing was right," owner
Guy Genoud says. "Great demographic. Not
too many independent restaurants around here
— mostly chain restaurants. And I am the only
brasserie." Neighboring businesses include a hair
school, Talbots, Joseph A. Bank and a Bristol Bar
and Grille. Inside, you'll probably hear an Édith
Piaf song, catch a soccer match on television
and smell some concoction of cooked meats and
herbs de Provence.
Genoud's wife, co-owner and photographer Stacy
Duncan, planned the look of the restaurant. One section
recalls rustic France, with a stone freplace and ornate
chandeliers. "Over there you see the lighting has changed;
it's more of the urban look of the restaurant," Genoud says.
Duncan's photographs are printed on the walls, including
one of the kitchen of Genoud's grandmother. "All these
pictures are there because of what they represent: where I
come from," he says.
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