BISTRONOMIE Baumé
Permanently Closed
Experimental tasting menus in a chic, intimate fine-dining setting
Experimental tasting menus in a chic, intimate fine-dining setting
"Baumé is a Michelin star-holding restaurant in the Peninsula, opened by chef Bruno Chemel in 2010. It received a Michelin star less than a year after opening and held two stars for eight years. Chemel is known for celebrating the loss of these stars, criticizing the Michelin guide’s focus." - Paolo Bicchieri
"For 13 years, chef Bruno Chemel and wife and business partner Christie served French food on the Peninsula. They first opened a fine dining restaurant Baumé, which earned two Michelin stars for its 15-course, $300 tasting menus. Then in March 2022 rebranded the restaurant as Bistronomie by Baumé, a more casual restaurant with a tasting menu priced at $168." - Lauren Saria
"Bistronomie by Baumé, a more casual version of the Chemels' fine-dining restaurant Baumé, closed its doors permanently on August 12. It was known for its Michelin-starred heritage and a tasting menu at a lower price point." - Dianne de Guzman
"After 12 years and two Michelin stars, Bruno and Christie Chemel have closed their Palo Alto restaurant Bistronomie by Baumé." - Lauren Saria
"And then there was this guy, chef Bruno Chemel of Baumé in Palo Alto, which lost not one but two stars, and says he couldn’t care less, so much so that he went on a whole rant about it." - Becky Duffett