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Chef Laurent Tasic
During his professional career as a chef, which began in 1977 in
France, Chef Laurent has received every possible award and accolade
from the tough culinary critics of France and has continued to
gather honors while in Martinique and later Fort Lauderdale.
Chef Tasic was born in the Italian city of Trieste and, as a child,
he watched his grandmother bake huge loaves of crusty bread. It was
then that he fell in love with cooking.
His family's small vineyards produced grapes for wine, ham was home
cured and eggs were collected daily. There were abundant vegetables
in the summer garden, which were preserved for winter and there were
herbs to be used in summer cooking and dried for winter.
Chef Tasic remembers the great joy of his grandmother's and mother's
cooking. When the family moved to France in the early 1960's, his
mother opened a neighborhood cafe where Tasic helped her with
cooking and acquired his first experience of restaurant operation.
After graduating from the Lycee, he decided to study architecture,
but he found architecture dull. Tasic enrolled in Lesdiguieres,
L'cole Hoteliere in 1972 and in Paris Cordon Bleu Cullinaire where
he graduated with honors in 1977. He proceeded to hone his skills in
some of the finest kitchens in Paris and the French Riviera. At the
age of 24, Chef Tasic was honored by Paris-Match as the best young
chef of France. He was also honored by Best of Gault-Millau and
later by Mobil Travel Guide as one of the best restaurants in
America.
Like most chefs, Laurent Tasic dreamed of owning a restaurant and
opened Haras
Restaurant outside of Paris. Because of its very rural location,
Haras became a weekend getaway for Parisians. There were stables
where guests could ride horses, but the greatest attractions were
the wonderful country meals, served amid antiques that were all for
sale.
Despite the notable success and accolades that his restaurant
received, one very cold morning as he was defrosting water pipes in
the kitchen, Chef Tasic decided to look for an opportunity in a
warmer climate. With his wife and two young sons, he moved to
Martinique in 1980, where he opened LeFoulard Restaurant. He stayed
in Martinique until 1985, when he moved to Fort Lauderdale and
opened the highly acclaimed Studio One Cafe in 1986. Studio One Cafe
received every possible culinary award and Chef Tasic's fame grew.
After Studio One Cafe in 1993, Chef Tasic took a few months off to
perform culinary consulting in Moscow and the Cayman Islands.
Still, his desire to have his own restaurant was strong. When he
heard that Sage Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale was for sale, he
purchased Sage and now weaves his culinary magic at this charming
restaurant.
Read what the press are saying about Sage!
Chef Laurent at the Monaco Grand Prix!
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Sage
French Café
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
If you are looking for superb country French cuisine at reasonable
prices in a casual French bistro ambiance then Sage French Café
is the perfect choice for dining out in South Florida..
Sage
French Café is owned by award winning Chef Laurent Tasic.
Chef
Laurent has owned restaurants in Paris, Monaco and in the French
Antilles.
2378 N. Federal Hwy
Ft. Lauderdale
FL 33305
USA
Phone: (954) 565-2299
Fax: (954) 565-3309
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