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    Moise Sfez

    Founder, Homer Lobster

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    Portrait of Moise Sfez

    Portrait of Moise Sfez

    i. Biography

    Moise Sfez's work is built around the lobster roll, the format that anchors Homer Lobster in Paris and gives Homer Food Group its clearest identity. The dish is not just a menu item here; it is the throughline connecting service, brand, and repetition.

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    The Path

    At Vatel, Moise Sfez picked up the fundamentals of hospitality with discipline rather than flourish. That training established a working base where kitchen standards, service rhythm, and operational control could sit alongside a strong entrepreneurial drive. The next phase was defined by accumulation: each move in hospitality reinforced the idea that a focused concept could carry more weight than a broad menu. In Moise Sfez, ambition reads less like scale for its own sake than like structure — a way of organizing the business around one clear culinary proposition.

    As Fondateur et DG of Homer Food Group, Moise Sfez remains tied to the mechanics of the brand as much as its public face. The role points to hands-on oversight of direction, pace, and consistency across the group.

    The Work Today

    Homer Lobster in Paris remains the sharpest expression of the work: a chef-led operation centered on the lobster roll, with Moise Sfez shaping the offer through focus and repetition. As founder and CEO of Homer Food Group, he extends that same discipline into the wider business, where the product and the company line up around a single idea.

    Signature

    Moise's signature dishes include Conneticut. The name is direct, and that suits the frame: a lobster-roll-centered practice where one named preparation can stand in for the broader approach.

    Acclaim

    Moise Sfez has received Down East Lobster Roll World Championship, Celebrity Favorite award (2018). Moise's honors include Meilleur lobster roll au monde (2018). The award marks a clear point of recognition for a body of work defined by a narrow focus and a disciplined build around lobster rolls. Moïse Sfez is a French chef and restaurateur who founded Homer Lobster, a lobster-roll concept that he launched in Paris in 2017 after testing it at the Food Market de Belleville and a BHV stand.

    A lobster-roll concept that he launched in Paris in 2017 after testing it at the Food Market de Belleville and a BHV stand. he launched in Paris in 2017 after testing it at the Food Market de Belleville and a BHV stand.

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    FAQ

    Asked of Moise

    • Where did Moise Sfez train or study?

      Moise Sfez trained at Vatel.

    • What recognition has Moise Sfez received?

      Meilleur lobster roll au monde (2018).

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