From Auvergne and proud of it, Roland Durand is always looking for new flavour. He likes to excite the taste buds with flavoured cooking from somewhere else.
Precursor chef and creative with respect of the land’s product authenticity, he surprises us with an associations of spiced flavours and new taste.
He reveals flavour from Asia and other continent through his soup, well mix spices, mushrooms and rice that still gives him such an inspiration.
Best worker in France in 1982, Companion of the Tour De France, award-winner of numerous cooking contest, he is, today, the owner of the restaurant Passiflore that has wined a star at the Michelin Guide the first year after its opening. Trained in international renowned establishments like the Carlton in Cannes, the Royale in Deauville, the International in Paris, the Savoy in London.
Chef and director of the Pré Catelan from 1991 to 1996
where he obtained in 1993 his second star at the Michelin Guide, he became, then, Director of the production Lenôtre from 1996 to 1998.
Passionate by Asia , He has been working since 1976 in the most prestigious hotel in Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Djakarta, Bangkok …
Restaurant Passiflore - 33, rue de Longchamp - 75116 Paris - Tél : 33 (0) 1 47 04 96 81 - Fax : 33 (0) 1 47 04 32 27 -