{"id":386257,"date":"2026-07-25T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386257\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:33:09","slug":"french-mexican-chef-to-open-le-steak-restaurant-in-boerne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386257\/","title":{"rendered":"French-Mexican chef to open Le Steak restaurant in Boerne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It appears Chef Jean Tardif is preparing to open a ritzy new French restaurant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/article\/things-to-do-in-boerne-tx-17305948.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">downtown Boerne<\/a>, in the former location of the restaurateur&#8217;s now-closed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/food\/article\/the-creek-restaurant-boerne-21956894.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">The Creek Restaurant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Le Steak by Tardif promises French-inspired steak-frites, prime steak, handcrafted sauces and curated wines in a ceremonial atmosphere. Since May, the restaurant has been quietly posting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/le_steak_boerne\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">uncaptioned series on Instagram<\/a>, showcasing a renovated interior with ornate ceiling chandeliers, checkered floors and a flared bar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Steak Ritual,&#8221; the new Boerne restaurant&#8217;s online bio reads. &#8220;Coming Soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So excited for this,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Bravo-heads will soon get a look inside the new restaurant from their TV screens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are few additional details about what&#8217;s in store for the French-Mexican chef&#8217;s newest San Antonio-area venture, but if it&#8217;s anything like his other popular eateries in the Alamo City, there&#8217;s a good chance Le Steak will capture the mix of elegant and casual vibes his eateries are known for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Creek, Tardif&#8217;s celebrated fine-dining establishment in Boerne, closed suddenly in March 2026 after 20 years. At the time, the business did not disclose the reason for the closure. According to reporting by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/food\/article\/the-creek-boerne-closing-21961160.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">San Antonio Express-News<\/a>, Tardif\u00a0took ownership of the restaurant in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During its tenure as a local mainstay, it was well-reviewed \u2014 particularly by Express-News restaurant critic Mike Sutter, who once named The Creek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/food\/restaurants\/article\/best-boerne-restaurants-17300596.php?_gl=1*ubdrw9*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODAwNTk5OTQuQ2p3S0NBanc4dVRRQmhBZEVpd0FWdnRKeWhwY3hsekZVZ3p5b0hLdUd5aHlRRURZSS1yMGd4eEYweGs5T01lazJPOFpVR1lublpDV1R4b0NUT0FRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NTQzNjA2OTI0LjE3ODQ1NTEyMTg.*_ga*MTMyNTM4NjcuMTc0NDMyMTAxMA..*_ga_B025EWJ1JR*czE3ODQ2NzE3OTckbzIzOSRnMSR0MTc4NDY3MjEyMSRqNTIkbDAkaDA.\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Boerne&#8217;s top restaurant<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It appears Chef Jean Tardif is preparing to open a ritzy new French restaurant in downtown Boerne, in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[821,1112,1113,820,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-386257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysabusiness","tag-mysafood","tag-mysahillcountry","tag-mysastaff","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}