You Should Know: Jean-Marc Houmard

by guestofaguest · September 3, 2014

    Jean-Marc Houmard

    The dashing man behind the fashion world’s favorite eatery Indochine, Houmard is also involved in hot spots Acme, the just-opened Tijuana Picnic with Jon Neidich, and his first hotel called Tribal Hotel in Granada, Nicaragua.

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    Occupation: Restaurateur

    "Bad times will get better eventually."

    Jean Marc Houmard Questionnaire

    What do you actually do all day? I often wonder...

    Favorite song growing up? "Downtown" (in French!)

    My biggest secret is... I watch re-runs of The Simpsons every day.

    Why do you live in NYC? The freedom, creativity (some masochism too).

    Uber, Taxi, Subway, or Citi Bike? My own bike.

    My motto is... Bad times will get better eventually.

    My alter ego is... Lisa Simpson (but secretly, Homer Simpson...)

    The last drink I had was...Mezcal Margarita

    My secret crush is... Done with crushes (spent my life on crushes.)

    What was your first job? Worked in a meat processing plant. Awful.

    If you had one day left in NYC what would you do? Invite my friends on my deck and cook our meal together.

    Coming from? Going to? Geneva-Nicaragua

    What is your favorite work of art? Infanta by Velazquez

    Who should we know? You already know everybody!