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Business<br />
For 15 years, Guernsey has been home to<br />
Delphine Pesrin-Auder, co-owner of three<br />
popular St Peter Port restaurants – Le Petit<br />
Bistro, Le Petit Café and Octopus. Formerly<br />
from Brittany, France, Delphine and her now<br />
husband, executive chef and restaurateur<br />
Mickael Pesrin, arrived in 2003, fell in love<br />
with the island, and never looked back.<br />
When Delphine moved to Guernsey she was<br />
soon appointed deputy manageress of Christies, a<br />
restaurant situated a short stroll from her own eatery<br />
in the Lower Pollet. Mickael was the second chef at<br />
Christies. In 2005 the pair were charged with running<br />
the new addition to Guernsey’s food scene – Le Petit<br />
Bistro – and bought the business not long after.<br />
Delphine puts the success of their businesses<br />
down to a mix of great quality produce,<br />
especially seafood, that is readily available<br />
on the island, and people’s love of food.<br />
The French-themed, tongue-in-cheek atmosphere<br />
and décor of Le Petit Bistro and Le Petit Café, has<br />
helped their success too, she believes. ‘Maybe it’s<br />
because we save our guests the journey; they don’t<br />
need to go to France to eat French food,’ she said.<br />
The proximity of the island to France was also a big<br />
draw for Delphine, who hails from northern Brittany.<br />
‘It’s not like we’re on the other side of the world. Yes,<br />
it’s a bit different here, but we also have a connection<br />
being French – and Guernsey people love France.’<br />
MEET<br />
DELPHINE<br />
PESRIN-AUDER<br />
86 <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> | Aurigny’s Magazine