Laurent Gerra – who has a habit of waking up the French to joy and good humor on RTL by demonstrating his talents as an imitator – hides his game well since he is also a formidable businessman. A native of Bourg-en Bresse, a small town located a few kilometers from Lyon (known as the capital of French gastronomy), he is naturally interested in catering. It is for this reason that he decided, at the end of 2018, to buy the legendary restaurant Leon of Lyons, which until then belonged to Jean-Paul Lacombe. The comedian was then associated with Fabien Chalard and Julien Géliot, founders of the group Gastronomists. They had also decided to take over several other restaurants.
At the head of a nice business
Except that after several disagreements, Laurent Gerra, who recently lost his father, finally separated from his partners and acquired, on August 19, 100% of the capital of renowned restaurants which were majority owned by Les Gastronomistes, in to know Léon de Lyon, Pléthore and Balthazar, the Chanteclair or Mamma Osteria, let it be known Progress. His wish ? “Pparticipate in the development of these brands rooted in the culinary heritage of Lyon“. Gastronomistsfor their part, will concentrate their efforts on emblematic Maisons such as The Bastide of Collonges at the Mont d’Or, the restaurant Passage, horse Shoe of the Halles de Lyon as well as the restaurant of the Museum of Fine Arts. They also want to focus on “the development of a cluster in the hotel industry“.
In parallel with this business and his life as a comedian / impersonator, Laurent Gerra, godson of singer Mick Micheyl, is the father of a little girl named Célestine, born on