Luc

Hailing from the Muscadet region of France, Thierry Rautureau is the James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Rover’s and Luc restaurants. Raised on a farm, Rautureau helped his mother prepare meals for the family. From an early age he learned to appreciate seasonal cooking and utilizing fresh, homegrown ingredients.

Late night noshers will delight in the not-so-limited menu served until midnight seven nights a week.

Diners can catch a glimpse of Rautureau's magic from a bar stool directly facing the open kitchen.

Chef Thierry Rautureau, known about town as “The Chef in the Hat” due to his ever-present fedora, brings his touch to this casual-chic French bistro, named to honor his father. The inviting dining room has an energetic vibe but still allows for conversation. The affordable, although not inexpensive, menu features a small selection of à la carte items, including a complex boeuf bourguignon and...

Thierry Rautureau wants you to know Rover's is not going out of business; he's simply ending a great chapter in his life and moving on to new opportunities, (something he's not ready to talk about quite yet).

He's hoping his regulars will have time to visit his restaurant one or two more times before he closes his doors for good in April. Plus, you can still catch the fedorable chef at his...

CAPITOL HILL—La Bête co-owner/chef Tyler Moritz parted ways with the restaurant in June, leaving owner/chef Aleks Dimitrijevic in charge and Morgon Medloc and Jake Vorono as sous-chefs. [Seattle Met]

MADISON VALLEY—Every Wednesday at 10 p.m., Thierry Rautureau holds a Top Chef Masters viewing party at Luc. [EaterWire]

SODO—NW Distillery & Cocktail Festival takes place August 8 and 9 at Herban...

As if Top Chef filming in Seattle for Season 10 weren't excitement enough, the premiere episode of the fourth season of Top Chef Masters will air this Wednesday.Thierry Rautureau took part in the new season, and Seattle Times' Rebekah Denn asks him why again? Ratureau explains that though he had a "fun" time on the first season of Top Chef Masters (Jerry Traunfeld and Maria Hines also competed...

Luc is a French-American café and bar named after the The Chef in the Hat’s father, Luc Rautureau. Located at the intersection of Madison Street and 28th Avenue in the heart of Seattle’s Madison Valley, Luc is a neighborhood spot with heartwarming food, fresh cocktails and a well-selected wine list.