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Cannes maitre d'hotel retires with memories of stars
- Jean-Francois Pomares, a 61-year-old French maitre d'hotel at the Carlton hotel in Cannes, will retire this year after decades at the Cannes Festival.
- His retirement follows years of overseeing the hotel's dining room where official festival dinners were held and notable figures like Alain Delon requested his service.
- Pomares has met many stars including a young Sharon Stone and has handled unique moments like last-minute marriage proposals and hosting elderly couples outside their usual comfort zone.
- He described his job as adapting to people, preparing for the unpredictable, never saying no, and said, "Gives me a rush," emphasizing the adrenaline of festival work.
- Pomares’ career highlights and dedication suggest his retirement will leave a notable gap in the Cannes Festival hospitality scene after decades of memorable service.
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Cannes maitre d'hotel retires with memories of stars
French maitre d'hotel Jean-Francois Pomares says he never has time to see a film at the Cannes Festival, but he has met many of its stars over the years including a young Sharon Stone.
Cannes maitre d’hotel retires with memories of stars
French maitre d'hotel Jean-Francois Pomares says he never has time to see a film at the Cannes Festival, but he has met many of its stars over the years including a young Sharon Stone. "It was at table 24, I still remember," said the 61-year-old who oversees the dining room at the Carlton hotel in
Jean-François Pomares, chief of Carlton's hotel, is ready to attend a career dedicated to meeting celebrities and tourists For almost 40 years, Jean-François Pomares comes "administering the unexpected" as master of luxury Carlton in Cannes, which will leave within a few months after a career dedicated to satisfy common celebrities and guests, with a rule of gold: never say no. In his profession, "no" is "not impossible" because "enter the conve…
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