With restaurants Taolé and Kaaké, Toni Chidiac extends Lebanese roots to Lake Geneva's shores

Across from the Lausanne opera, on avenue du Théâtre, stands Taolé, a convivial "brasserie." Five hundred meters away, on rue du Midi, is Kaaké, an artisan fast-food spot. Behind these two almost complementary places is one man: Toni Chidiac — longtime chef, now passionate entrepreneur — offering Lausanners a generous, authentic cuisine dedicated to sharing. In Paris 'There’s no set time to feel at home': Becky’s brings the soul of Lebanon to Paris From Lebanon to Switzerland, via ParisBorn in 1980 in Chouaya, a small village in the Metn — "which you drive through without even noticing," he notes — Chidiac grew up in a family where the table is sacred. "I grew up in a house where we set tables for 20 to 30 people. It wasn't just about eating but, above all, about gathering, sharing stories,...