Raffles Beijing Appoints Cyrille Mollé As New Executive Chef

January 2015 – Award-winning and luxury international hotel Raffles Beijing has appointed Cyrille Mollé as the new Executive Chef of all on-site dining operations.  It’s an exciting partnership as Chef Cyrille brings his more than 18 years of global experience in the kitchen. 

Born in France, Executive Chef Cyrille Mollé graduated from the esteemed “Les Sorbets” Catering School in Noirmoutier in the Pays Loire region in western France. After three years in the kitchens of Switzerland and Saint-Barthélemy FWI, he truly honed his cooking skills while inserting a signature French twist on cosmopolitan cuisine in Asia for 15 years.

Following spells with Ashanti Dome and Shikumen Bistro in Shanghai, he moved on to become Executive Chef of all four of LOFT 98’s outlets. It was his success with LOFT 98 that caught the eye of the France Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo where Cyrille was appointed Executive Chef of the Pavilion’s 6SENS Restaurant by J&L Pourcel.  An appointment in the World Expo gave Executive Chef Cyrille the opportunity to create his signature dishes for nearly 150,000 people over the short six months of the exhibition.

Prior to joining Raffles Beijing, Cyrille has raised the bar of French dining in Beijing through winning several awards of which his biggest achievement yet, Best Chef 2014.  q

Executive Chef Cyrille’s solid track record and strong background in international hotel business, including hotel resorts and fine restaurants, enhances the dining experiences in Raffles Beijing, “I am excited to take on this new position at Raffles Beijing. The position provides a theater for me and my team to create Modern French Bistro dishes while providing a one-of-a-kind dining experience for guests.”