{"id":4023,"date":"2019-12-16T18:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T18:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:58:19","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:13%;--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-margin-bottom:0%;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 20% )) 0%,hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 90% )) 100%);;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D01A3863-scaled.jpg\" data-bg-gradient=\"linear-gradient(180deg, hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 20% )) 0%,hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 90% )) 100%)\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1375px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15%;--awb-padding-right:15%;--awb-padding-bottom:8%;--awb-padding-left:15%;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color8);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:11%;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:35%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:8%;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:9px;width:100%;max-width:65px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color2);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_5_6 5_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:83.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:8%;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-bottom:11%;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;--fontSize:15;--minFontSize:15;line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);\">About<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-font-size:95px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:95;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Chef Luzincourt<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:70;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Chef Luzincourt<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"color: var(--awb-color2);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destined to be a great chef, Jo\u00ebl Luzincourt began his culinary adventure at his grandmother&#8217;s side. Born in Haiti, he grew up immersed in the flavors and know-how of his native land, where cooking is an art of living.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1430px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:3%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper fusion-column-hover-type-liftup fusion-column-liftup-border fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0%;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-inner-bg-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 86%,hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),calc( var(--awb-color8-l) + 1% ),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 21% )) 100%);;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.344%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.768%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.6\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-liftup\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/menu\/umi-masu-salad\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image lazyload\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D01A3869-scaled.jpg\" data-bg-gradient=\"linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 86%,hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),calc( var(--awb-color8-l) + 1% ),calc( var(--awb-color8-a) - 21% )) 100%)\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-empty-column-bg-image fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D01A3869-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusion-empty-dims-img-placeholder\" aria-label=\"D01A3869\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271436%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201436%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271436%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:8%;--awb-padding-right:8%;--awb-padding-bottom:8%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:4%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\"><br \/>\n  <i><br \/>\n    <b>Inspired by Haitian culinary traditions<\/b><br \/>\n  <\/i><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\">Jo\u00ebl began to explore gastronomy in all its forms, particularly African cuisine, attracted by the richness and diversity of its flavors. His travels in Africa nourished his passion and broadened his gastronomic horizons: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania&#8230; <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His innate gift for cooking and his curiosity are the driving forces that push him to go ever further in his culinary research. He likes to fuse Haitian and African flavors to create unique and innovative dishes, and also draws inspiration from French cuisine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, Jo\u00ebl has worked on various projects with major companies such as Socan (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada), Caisse Desjardins, Brunet Pharmacies, JCCH (Young Haitian Chamber of Commerce) and event venues such as Terrasse Teranga, where he has been showcasing his art and creativity for several years.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from his cooking, Jo\u00ebl loves to travel, exploring new cultures and flavors as a source of inspiration for his next culinary creations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:3%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-max-width:180px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" title=\"cropped-AC-Portrait-Logo-Final-Black.png\" src=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-AC-Portrait-Logo-Final-Black.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-AC-Portrait-Logo-Final-Black.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4025\" 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style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:1%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1430px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:6%;--awb-padding-left:6%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:8%;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.6\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:8%;width:100%;\"><\/div><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon restaurant-sushi-10 circle-no\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color3);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color3);--awb-font-size:96px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:7%;--awb-margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:6%;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:31;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh Ingredients<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:7%;width:100%;max-width:65px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color2);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use only the freshest, local ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:3%;width:100%;max-width:65px;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/en\/the-apogee-culinaire-menu\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">EXPLORE MENU<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:8%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:6%;--awb-padding-left:6%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:8%;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon restaurant-sushi-7 circle-no\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color3);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color3);--awb-font-size:96px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:7%;--awb-margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:6%;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:31;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professionalism<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:7%;width:100%;max-width:65px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color2);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service, ensuring that your event runs smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:3%;width:100%;max-width:65px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:8%;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apogeeculinaire.com\/en\/reservations\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">RESERVATION<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-animated\" 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