151: On longevity in the Paris food business with Joshua Fontaine

What does it take to run a successful restaurant or several in a city full of them? Josh Fontaine, cofounder of Candelaria, Le Mary Celeste, and the newly opened A La Renaissance, knows something about it. He joins me to talk about what’s changed in the Paris food and beverage scene since COVID, the proliferation of concept-driven restaurants, creating longevity, and some of the details he’s most proud of at his new restaurant.Mentioned in this episode:Joshua Fontaine, Quixotic ProjectsCandelariaLe Mary CelesteA la RenaissanceLutèceMatcha pop-ups Bemelman's Bar Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan⁠Music by Little Glass Men⁠