Meet Eleonore Toulin, Private Chef, Los Angeles

Define bad taste in interiors?

I don’t judge interiors because someone has chosen it for a reason.

Can you tell us more about your new career as a chef? 

I moved to Los Angeles in September and with all these big changes happening in my life I thought might as well change careers and give it a shot at cooking. I’ve always loved hosting dinners for friends so it came naturally to start cooking professionally.

I started by cooking for some friend’s private events and the word kind of spread out from there. This year has been pretty great for me, I’m doing my dream job in my favorite city. I feel very lucky!

What’s the recipe for a perfect dinner?

Good food and good people 🙂

What’s the key to setting the perfect dinner table? 

I love dressing a table with the simplest things: old linen table cloth, vintage dinnerware, candles and flowers. The food served on the table. I like to make it feel like you are on a summer holiday somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea.

Favourite chef? 

Thomas Keller.

Favourite address for decoration in LA/Paris/ in the world?

Any flea market.