Maison Brillant

The Client

Like many top French chefs, Philippe Brillant started cooking as a child under the watchful eyes of his mother and grandmother. Then, at the age of 15 years, he spent a summer season under a master chef who recommended him to the 3* star Michelin Restaurant Lasserre in Paris where he trained as a chef.

From the Restaurant Lasserre, Philippe continued to develop his skills at establishments around the world, including the famous 5* Rothschild Hotel Du Mont d'Arbois in Megeve and Michelin Star Chewton Glen in the New Forest (as Sous-Chef). March 2006 saw the opening of his new bakery site based in Henley on Thames to serve the wholesale, retail and restaurant industry and to comply with new EEC regulations.

April 2006 has seen the addition of a production bakery operation – Maison Brillant, on the 5th Floor at Harvey Nichols in London’s Knightsbridge.

Philippe brings to Harvey Nichols the highest quality French artisan bakery products including an extensive organic bread selection, baked on the premises, created from a wide choice of grains and doughs. Of course there is also a mouth-watering range of treats from the patisserie, to which Harvey Nichols customers are already choosing to make a b-line.

Maison Brillant also offers a relaxed seating area with waiter service where customers can enjoy the delicious fare on offer accompanied by a cup of freshly ground coffee or tea.

MAISON BRILLANT chose precision refrigeration for their ability to provide more than just an off the shelf product.

precision counters can be safely installed in tight or confined spaces - up against walls, back to back or plynth mounted - thanks to the design of the high ambient (43°C) rated condensing unit, which draws in and vents out through a front-facing grill. And for complete customisation, precision counters can also be supplied on levelling feet, without castors or worktops, for built-in applications.

At MAISON BRILLANT you'll find bespoke remote counters that provide gastronorm under counter storage, as well as a dedicated chilled blown-air environment for the glass display units, mounted on the granite tops.

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