Today we’d like to introduce you to Francois and Severine Buschaud.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Francois and Severine. So, let’s start at the beginning, and we can move on from there.
Severine was born and raised in Champagne, and I was born and raised in Normandy.
The two of us Air France’s Flight Attendants, we founded our family in the south of France where we lived until 2014.
Convinced that our three kids had to see the world we decided as a professional and family experience to move in California.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
To build a relationship with our customers and our suppliers was not easy. To bring something new is not easy. Restaurant business is not easy where ever you are.
To be open everyday, it’s not easy because you need to be consistent and you have to find people you can trust to spend time with your family. On top of that, we miss everyday our friends and relatives in France.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Creme de la Crêpe Beverly Hills – what should we know?
Open every Day from 8 am to 10 pm, Crème de la Crepe menu offers a tantalizing array of French, Italian, and Californian cuisines that will tickle your taste buds. From Breakfast to Dinner you can taste our mouthwatering authentic dishes, famous crepes, and carefully chosen French wine and beer selections.
Along with our world famous gluten-free Buckwheat batter crepe, the menu also includes such classic French dishes as beef tartar, escargot, beef bourguignon, and croque monsieur. You can even enjoy an imported seasonal cheese plates that reflects our French culture.
Next, you can take a trip to Italia with our pasta with pesto and Shrimps, our vegetarian risotto, and paninis before continuing to this side of the Atlantic, where the menu embraces the good old American hamburger in a brioche bun. It comes available as a lamb, chicken, vegetarian, salmon or crab version, or as the namesake TFT, featuring grass-fed beef.
After four years we became first really famous for our breakfast. Day after day we built a relationship with the community and today we have more than 55% of regulars. Our Restaurant became a second home for several people in the neighborhood. Today, we create specials every month to take your palette on a new adventure.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
We almost did a huge mistake to come to California with “only” a dream. Six months before leaving France, our road crossed the road of Bruno Baio. From France, he is the owner and founder of the little franchise “Creme de la Crepe.”
The first creme de la crepe has been created 18 years ago in Hermosa Beach. Today, only in California, our six locations work together. All the locations are different. Only the menu doesn’t change. In France, most part of our close friends we consider as family have restaurant business.
Back in France, we remember to see them working hard and being creative to make a living. If we didn’t see them struggling before opening our restaurant, we probably would leave the boat. They don’t know it, but they played an important role everyday.
Of course, Bruno and our friends are not the only people we credit. Our regular customers played and will play an important role in our success.
Pricing:
- Average ticket per person $20 / $25
- All you can Eat Mussels (Tuesday & Friday) $25/person
- No wine up to $12 the glass
- 3 courses Menu at $29 every Thursday
Contact Info:
- Address: 9111 W. Olympic Blvd Beverly Hills, Ca 90212
- Website: www.cremedelacrepe.com
- Phone: 424 288-4031
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: cremedelacrepebeverlyhills
- Facebook: cremedelacrepe/beverlyhills
- Twitter: CDLCBH
- Yelp: creme de la crepe beverly hills
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