The owner of The French Gourmet Restaurant and Bakery in Pacific Beach is speaking out after a neighborhood backlash against the sale of his historic business that opened in 1989.
Almost two years ago, Michel Malecot said he received a substantial offer from Los Angeles-based developer Kalonymus, LLC for his property on Turquoise Street. Recently, home owners in the area discovered plans by the developer to build a 23 story residential building there.
“For the record, I had no idea of the extent of the project,” Malecot said in a video posted to The French Gourmet account on Instagram.
“The first six months of 2025 have been a financial disaster and I am depleting my personal resources to keep the French Gourmet afloat,” he also said on the video…