Today, French cuisine is considered a major art; each generation has a duty of conservation and adaptation. We, at La C?te D'Or Caf?, make sure to adapt and preserve the authenticity of the gastronomie fran?aise everyday.

In June of 2004, Lynne and Raymond moved the fine dining of La C?te D'Or into our previously used private room with some final touches in decorating. We offer not only fine food but a place to dine. We made the original building into our new Bistro Des Celestins where perople can come in casually and perhaps listen to piano music on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Since we opened in November 1992, La C?te D'Or Caf? has grown into an excellent restaurant, collecting several awards. We have been part of the 100 Best Restaurants in the Washington area (Washingtonian Magazine) for the last 13 years. We have been rated by ZAGAT of New York as excellent and included in the Mobile Travel Guide for several years. It is difficult to be awarded, but it is more challenging to keep the quality and safeguard the reputation of the French gastronomie. We at La C?te D'Or Caf? have been able to do just that.

We are also very proud to have been able to help the community, from local schools to different charities in the area. The Roland McDonald House, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Cancer Society are among a few of the charities that we work with and provide donations. Lynne participates in several school functions by donating dinners, sometimes for more than 100 people. Raymond is an honorary member of the International Lions Club. We have raised more than $15,000.00 for the Lions Club of Falls Church.

Raymond and Lynne, partners at home and at La C?te D'Or have different backgrounds but have managed to succeed at their endeavor. Born in New York and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland; Lynne worked for Warner Brothers Studios until she left to become partners with Raymond in the restaurant business. Raymond graduated from the restaurant school of Clermont-Ferrand (France) in 1969. He became the maitre d' of the French Ambassador Lucet, here in Washington, in 1971. He managed the restaurant called Caf? de Paris for five years. He then became the owner of La Brasserie on Capitol Hill with Lynne until May 1992. In November 1992, Raymond and Lynne opened La C?te D'Or Caf?.