Lex Luthor

Paris 11e · a 40-cover neighbourhood bistro

A young waiter served simply, seasoned with long hours and short tempers, finished with a first taste of the floor.

• Carried 5 sections a night, roughly 120 plates per service
• Cut order errors on my sections from 9 to 2 per week by rewriting the table-numbering card

Paris 8e · 4-star house, 80-seat dining room

Station service on a bed of white linen, dressed with tableside carving and a reduction of nerves.

• Ran a 5-table station at full book, 2 seatings, 6 nights a week
• Trained 7 commis, 5 of whom were promoted within 18 months

Paris 1er · fine-dining room, 90 covers

Deputy command of the floor, slow-cooked over five years, accompanied by a garnish of banquet logistics.

• Scheduled and briefed a brigade of 18 across lunch and dinner
• Planned 60+ private events a year, up to 220 guests, with a 98% on-time first-course record
• Reduced linen and glassware breakage costs by 22% over two seasons

Paris 16e · palace-hotel restaurant, 140 seats

Full charge of the grand dining room, served under a dome of gilt plaster, paired with a cellar of 1,400 references.

• Direct a floor team of 26, including 4 sommeliers and 3 chefs de rang seniors
• Raised average dinner spend from 148 to 189 euros per cover in three years
• Guest-return rate of 41% in 2025, measured across 31,000 covers