GROUNDED PLEASURES

For Julien Royer, the awardwinning chef of globally lauded Odette, it is people who form the backbone of his creative process

Family, people and produce underpin the ethos at Julien Royer’s Odette, which is arguably also one of Singapore’s most gorgeous restaurants, resplendent in its soft shades of pink, oyster and pearl. Royer grew up on the family farm in central France’s sleepy Auvergne region and learned the fundamentals of cooking from his maternal grandmother, for whom the restaurant is named.