Artisans Restaurant

Artisans
Cuisine & Savoir-faire

Artisans Restaurant Cuisine & Savoir-faire offers innovative and eclectic French cuisine of Seafood and Steak, focusing on creative dishes using fresh market gastronomic products and original combinations of spices and seasonings. Located in the heart of Houston’s Midtown/Montrose area, the restaurant delivers an authentic French dining experience to food connoisseurs in all age groups. From the intimate 28-seat Table du Chef, which offers front-row dining, to the mezzanine level tables and more intimate Fleurs-de-Lis banquettes, the elegant ambience offers a distinctive dining experience for couples, business lunches and events for all occasions.

The menu is classic yet innovative; the décor is distinctive and elegant; and the servers are gracious and professional. The culinary staff, under the leadership of Chef Jacques Fox, delivers unparalleled French cuisine, where “dining is a passionate art form.”

The restaurant, with its unique décor and ambiance, offers five private dining rooms designed to create a memorable experience for groups of all sizes. From the Medieval Rooms I and II, which seat parties up to 10 or 12 (or up to 24 if combined), to La Veranda (seats 14), and on up to Le Salon (which can seat up to 80), the restaurant offers flexibility in booking events of all sizes

Born in North Africa “Sidi-Bel-Abbes” Algeria and Raised in France by Polish Grand-Parents, Chef Jacques Fox Demonstrated an Early Aptitude for Cooking. Jacques attended the Culinary Program at College D’Enseignement Technique, Le Marquisat in Tulle, France in 1973.
Chef moved to Paris and Worked at Maison Prunier, Elitair Maxims, and Club Mediterranean (“Club Med”), Organizing Resorts in Sicily (Kamarina), New Caledonia (Noumea), Haiti (Port au Prince), Maldives Islands (Farakulafushi), Greece (Kos), Israel (Eilat), the United States of America (Cooper Mountain) and France (Les Menuires and Tignes).
Chef Has Also Worked for The Four Star Hotel Bentley (Alexandria, Louisiana); the Nassau Bay Hilton and Marina (Nassau Bay, Texas); Moody Gardens in (Galveston, Texas); and the Wentletrap Restaurant in the Five Star Tremont House Hotel (Galveston, Texas).
Jacques Is a Certified Executive Chef (C.E.C.) and a Member of La Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs with Which He Held the Title of Conseiller Culinaire des Etats-Unis (He was a National Board Member In-Charge of the Young Chef Competition for Seven Years).Chef Jacques Is Now Conseiller Culinaire Honoraire des Etats-Unis Conseil D’Honneur.
Jacques was the Executive Chef at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. In Addition, Chef Jacques Is a Certified Hospitality Educator (C.H.E.) from the American Hotel and Motel Association Educational Institute. He Guests Lectures Hotel and Restaurant Management Undergraduate Students and has Coordinated a Culinary Cooking Series with Radio Station FM 99.1 and FM 96.5 and Team Tough Conrad N. Hilton College Continuing Education Classes as well as Presenting “The Chef’s Club” with a Journey into the Realm of Culinary Delights.
Chef Jacques Was the Director of Education for Alain & Marie Lenôtre Culinary School in Houston Texas. He also participated in Continental Airlines Cooking Workshops, Wine Tasting and Chef-on-Board Call (Congress of Chef).
Chef Jacques Was the Executive Chef for the Briar Club in Houston's River Oaks and the Executive Chef at Miramont Country Club in Bryan College Station Texas and the Executive Chef F&B Director of the Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan/College Station.
Jacques is now Chef Owner of Artisans Restaurant 3201 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77006. artisansrestaurant.com
A French eclectic Restaurant Situated in Midtown Houston, featuring” La Table du Chef" a one of a kind Open Kitchen Concept.