About Us
The sightseeing trip around the United States with college friends from France in 1979 took Bernard Tronche to quite a few cities: New York, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and New Orleans. He certainly was not contemplating moving from France to the USA but as we all know, life has a way of just evolving.
After three months on the road, Tronche split from his friends to take a job at Calluaud's in Dallas, then considered Dallas' top restaurant. He gained valuable experience working for Chef Guy Calluaud and his wife Martine. While there, Bernard perfected his fine dining service, his cooking and his English. So when an opportunity arose In 1985 to open his own French restaurant in Fort Worth, Bernard seized it.
The restaurant's name, Saint-Emilion, comes from the centuries old village of Saint-Emilion in southwestern France located near Libourne where Tronche grew up. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Emilion as early as the 2nd century AD. The town was named after the monk Emilion who settled in the area and encouraged other monks to launch a commercial wine production. Saint-Emilon today is one of the principal red wine areas of the Bordeaux region and is renowned for a large number of Grands Cru classified wines. Its most famous labels are Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval Blanc.
Saint-Emilion is located near the museums in the Cultural District two miles west of downtown Fort Worth.
Our Cuisine:
Our cuisine is best characterized as classic French with an influence from the Saint Emilion region in southwestern France. We specialize in prime beef, duck, rabbit, lamb and veal and fresh seafood . When it comes to wines, Saint-Emilion presents one of the best cellars in Fort Worth with wines from France, the United States and many other countries.
Our Team:
Bernard Tronche, Propriétaire
Mark Hitri, Chef de Cuisine
Gift Certificates:
We offer gift certificates in any denomination for that special someone. Please contact us for more details. We can mail the gift certificate or you can pick it up.