Chef Marc was born in South West France and grew up in the Basque country between France and Spain.
He immigrated to the US in 1977 and began working at L’Ermitage and L’Escargot in California.
He then went on to work in renowned French restaurants in Scottsdale, New York, & Miami, before continuing his culinary journey to own and operate restaurants in Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, and France.
Although classically trained and becoming a Master Chef in French gastronomy in 1992, he fuses his techniques with more familiar American tastes to create dishes that are sure to please those in the Des Moines market.