Le Yaca

Le Yaca began in a tiny, country village(Courchevel)in the French Alps in 1964.Daniele Bourderau & Gerard decided that it would be fun to open a small restaurant. When friends learned of their plans they told the hopeful restaurateurs that they were crazy to think that people would drive 8 kilometers on a winding, icy road for dinner.Daniele and Gerard hesitated for 3 months and then decided: 'yaca le faire,' a contraction of the French phrase ' il n'y a qu'a le faire' which basically means 'let's do it.' They called the restaurant Le Yaca as a gag. But the name caught on with customers, who were amused by the pun and contributed to the restaurant's lore by inventing 'yaca-isms ' of their own: yaca y aller (let's go). Daniele came to the United States & opened Le Yaca in Williamsburg.Daniel Abid bought le Yaca in 2001. Daniel worked and trained in such prestigious places as 'Le Pre Catelan' and 'Lenotre' in Paris; 'L'Amandier' and 'Roger Verge" and to top it all off 'Alain Ducasse.'