Maison Lyonnaise Brings Bouchon Dining to Life in the Embassy District Jan 27, 2021 2:30 pm | 3 comments | 642 reads
Tired of working for others, chef Nadia Meliani made plans to move from Beijing to somewhere on the African continent in order to start her own restaurant. Then, the coronavirus struck, and as awful as it has been, without it Beijing would now be without the fruit of Meliani’s plan B, which was to open
Maison Lyonnaise in the capital’s embassy district.
This French eatery is Located in the building that formerly housed Caravan, though fans of that bar might hardly recognize it now as curtains now hide the back rooms, where wine bottles are displayed over private tables. The bathroom, too, is now hidden by a wall and door made entirely of wine boxes, on which scenes from Lyon as well as photos of four female chefs are displayed. The whole menu is inspired by the dishes created by these chefs, says Maiani, who studi