Manhattan Beach’s Café Pierre to close, reopen with Chef Fiorelli from Mar’Sel
Guy Gabriele, who will soon close Cafe Pierre in order to reopen in a joint venture with Chef Michael Fiorelli. Photo One of the landmarks of downtown Manhattan Beach is about to disappear – Café Pierre, which opened in 1978, will soon shut down and be transformed into a new restaurant. Owner Guy Gabriele started the restaurant as a modest crêperie, gradually transitioned it into a local favorite for stylish California-French dining, and in time he brought in his daughter Sylvie, who also owns Farm Stand in El Segundo. The two will remain involved in the new venture along with new partner Michael Fiorelli, formerly of Mar’Sel at the Terranea Resort. “We’ve been in business thirty-six years, and it’s time to change,” explained Guy Gabriele. “We had only two chefs during the entire time at Café Pierre – the current one was sous-chef for the previous one, so there has been continuity. We are going to do a different concept, and it’s going to be really cool…” Guy is reluctant to give details about the new concept, but Chef Fiorelli has described the concept as “neighborhood Italian in the style of Los Angeles dining.” Guy met Fiorelli, who worked at some of the top restaurants on the…
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