Pascal's On Ponce

Relocating to Miami in 1984, he began this leg of his career as the executive chef of Dominque’s restaurant at the Alexander Hotel, on Miami Beach and held that title at many of South Florida’s highest ranked hotel restaurants for 14 years. In 1989, Chef Oudin won the prestigious “Florida Chef of the Year Award” from Chefs in America Foundation, at the Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables. In 1995, while at Grand Café, Oudin was cited by Food & Wine Magazine as one of America’s “Best New Chefs” and by Esquire Magazine as “Best New Chef in Florida.” In 1997, Oudin helped create the concept for the now defunct Sweet Donna’s Country Store in South Miami, where he created his own gourmet product line of dressings and sauces. In 2000, Oudin realized a lifelong dream and opened Pascal’s on Ponce, an intimate 55-seat French restaurant with sublime contemporary French cuisine, featuring local ingredients, prepared fresh when ordered, utilizing the classical French techniques Oudin gleaned from the masters. It was immediately recognized by food writer John Mariani, in Esquire Magazine, who named Pascal’s on Ponce restaurant as Best New Restaurant in America for 2000. Gourmet magazine called Pascal’s a Neighborhood Gem in 2002 and the New York Times recognized Pascal’s as a top new restaurant in 2003.