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OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF

With a rich and varied experience and career, our executive chef Hugo, who also plays the role of team leader, has earned a unique and highly valued reputation.

“In my opinion, a cook has to be proud of the work he accomplishes with his two hands!”
– Hugo Lefrançois, Executive Chef, Resto Bistro Accents
 

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A graduate of the Académie culinaire de Montréal and a native of the Magdalen Islands, Hugo is a self-taught chef with more than 20 years of kitchen experience.

In addition to being  chef-owner for over 13 years, Hugo also worked in the kitchen of the reputable Hôtel Les Trois Tilleuls in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu. He gained valuable experience working at Le Macpherson Bistro, Domaine Château-Bromont, and particularly at La Bicoque d’Eastman, where he learned a great deal and perfected his skills.


Hugo is now proud to be back home on the Islands, putting his expertise to good use at a restaurant that gives him space to exercise his creativity and achieve his full potential. 

Hugo describes himself as a creative chef with an appetite for challenges. He focuses on the flavours, beauty and simplicity of his dishes, which he prepares without using processed ingredients. Everything is made “in-house”!

Awards and achievements
 

Wild Gourmet Spree — Bon goût frais des îles *5-course seal meal (2018)

Opération des chefs (fundraising dinner) — Fondation de l’Hôpital de Memphrémagog (2014 & 2015)

Sherbrooke t’en bouche un coin (foodie event in Sherbrooke) (2015)

Culinary demonstration with Soeur Angèle as part of a Bon goût frais des îles activity (2006 & 2007)

Collaboration on a cookbook with the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de la Rive-Sud (South Shore chamber of commerce and industry) (2013)

Dégustation de pâté chinois (shepherd's pie tasting event) — Fondation du Centre hospitalier de Granby (2013 to 2015)

Gala des grands chefs — Canadian Cancer Society (2012 to 2015)

Combat des chefs (chefs' challenge) during the Clé des Champs event in Dunham, Quebec  

  • 2013 — first prize
  • 2014 — second prize
  • 2015 — second prize
     

And many more

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