OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
an emblematic place
At the beginning of the 18th century, when the small hamlet of Carouge was still under the protection of the Duchy of Savoy, notary minutes already refer to the Lion d'Or inn. The annexation to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia marked the beginning of Carouge's expansion thanks to its location.
At the crossroads of trade routes, most inns were equipped with stables. The Café du Lion d'Or was no exception, as the original sign indicates. Population growth, which increased 10-fold between 1772 and 1792, forced the Sardinian town to develop as an urban center. It was during this period that the Café du Lion d'Or moved to 53 rue Ancienne. An address it would never leave, making it one of Carouge's oldest bistros.
OUR HISTORY
our chef
A native of the Toulouse region, Romain Desvenain learned the value of hard work from his father at an early age. After training as a hotelier, he entered working life and discovered his passion for cooking.
Determined to discover great gastronomy with the best, he worked for two years with Michel Guerard in his gastronomic restaurant in Eugenie-les-Bains. Romain's experience was further enhanced at Whatley Manor in England, where he worked under the watchful eye of two-Michelin-starred chef Martin Burg.
After several stays in Switzerland, he finally fell under the spell of the Geneva region. His first experience was at the Bolero bistro in Versoix (GE), where he worked alongside Serge Labrosse for 6 years.
Our chef's day-to-day life is filled with good-natured get-togethers with friends, Sunday gatherings, mountain getaways and gastronomy.
It became a matter of course for him to act on his own behalf, and he is now at the helm of the Bistrot du Lion d'Or in Carouge.
Today, the Chef takes pleasure in reinterpreting these mythical and reassuring recipes. He works from the raw to the plate, with a solemn objective: to delight his guests with a warm, gourmet and evasive moment.
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