Disneyland Paris announced the opening of La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert, a new restaurant at Disneyland Hotel.
La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert
La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert will open on March 7, 2025. It will welcome guests from Wednesday through Sunday each week.
Imbert is a Michelin-starred chef and Disney fan since childhood. At La Forêt Secrète (The Secret Forest), guests will enjoy a culinary experience inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios films in a magical setting.
Read his biography, provided by Disneyland Paris, below:
French chef Jean Imbert, who heads up a number of prestigious establishments, is preparing to open a new restaurant, ‘La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert,’ in the heart of the legendary Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris on March 7 2025.
Since 2021, he has been at the helm of the Plaza Athénée in Paris, where he managed to spring a surprise by winning his first star for the restaurant ‘Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée’ after just 9 weeks of opening. In March 2022 he became the first chef of the historic Christian Dior boutique at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris. His journey did not end there, as he became the Chef of the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in April 2022 and of the legendary Le Brando hotel, nestling in the heart of the Tetiaroa atoll in French Polynesia, in February 2023.
In May 2023, Jean Imbert became the chef at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, opening ‘La Plage by Jean Imbert,’ followed by the gastronomic restaurant ‘La Palme d’Or’ during the 2024 Film Festival.
In February 2024, he took charge of two new restaurants, Riviera and High Society, at The Lana hotel in Dubai. His latest project is the opening of a restaurant in Mont-Saint-Michel, Le Logis Sainte-Catherine, on January 16 this year. Jean Imbert is also head of the Hôtel Cheval Blanc St-Barth.
He is also the creator of the ToShare concept, which he developed with his friend Pharrell Williams. He was voted Chef of the Year in 2021 by Quotidien magazine, and in 2019 by GQ magazine, by which he was also named ‘Man of the Year’ in 2024. He is considered one of the 50 most influential French people in the world by Vanity Fair. The youngest graduate of the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, france, he is also known as the iconic winner of France’s Top Chef TV show in 2012.
La Forêt Secrète will be open to all, including guests who aren’t visiting Disneyland Paris or staying at Disneyland Hotel. Reservations are now open, and can be made by calling +33 (0) 1 60 30 20 50.
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