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Ma Langue Sourit pays special attention to design as it knows that ambience plays an important role in any good meal. “What would a jewel be without its case?” asks Gault&Millau, which gives the establishment 4 toques and a score of 18.5/20. About the only restaurant awarded two stars in Luxembourg, Michelin says it has a “setting that is as trendy as it is intimate.”
Indeed, over the years the restaurant has evolved. Behind the scenes are Anne-Sophie Molard and restaurant manager Alice Caruso. “Since the restaurant opened in 2008, we’ve been working with local artists and craftspeople,” explains the wife of the starred chef Cyril Molard. “We needed to breathe a little life into the walls, so I called on Stéphane Toma who also created the restaurant’s logo. He became our resident artist.”
Since then, the artist’s paintings regularly grace the restaurant’s walls. “He paints a world of quirky animals. He peps up the walls while adapting to our space. Since 2008, he has sold more than 200 paintings here. You could say we’re a bit like a gallery for his art. When you spend two or three hours at a table with a painting in front of you, you have time to figure out if you like it or not! More so than if you’d seen it in a gallery. The other day, a customer wanted to buy a painting and take it home with them immediately. So, we took it down in the middle of service,” says the amused owner.
Alongside Toma’s paintings, other arts and crafts change with the season’s trends and discoveries. “With Instagram or Pinterest, it’s easy to find new inspiration. We recently came across a florist near Longwy. She’s in her twenties and floristry isn’t even her main job, but she makes incredible bouquets for us,” says the duo enthusiastically. Pauline Wilmouth’s light and airy bouquets in soft shades of purple and pink are suspended from the skylight, giving the room a peaceful, romantic vibe. On the ceiling, hexagonal brass lamps (by Belgian designer Nicolas Brevers) ensure continuity throughout the restaurant. The intimate bathrooms feature custom-made wallpaper by another Belgian company, Tenue de Ville. “For the restaurant tables — which are made of metal — we called on Jacques Losserand, an architect from Annecy. We have since covered them with leather, thanks to bespoke covers made in Belgium,” explains Anne-Sophie Molard who is thrilled with the result.
“We also have the works of Anaïs Chappron, a ceramicist who works at Bliiida in Metz, and those of Sacha Tognolli, fine cabinet maker, who made the wooden display stands for our canapés and petit fours.”
Originality, design and (excellent) taste are the pillars of Ma Langue Sourit.
MA LANGUE SOURIT
1, rue de Remich — L-5331 Moutfort
Tel. +352 / 26 35 20 31