It’s hard to find a starting point for this story so I’ll begin in 2006 because that’s ‘when David met Kelly’. David had arrived from France in 2005, immediately after the European ski season, to work our winter as a ski instructor and improve his English.
He had recently graduated with a degree in business and was also working towards higher instructor qualifications. He enjoyed Australia so much he applied for a visa to instruct again the following year and that’s when he met Kelly Fuller, who was studying Podiatry and was a part time ski instructor.
At the end of the season, Kelly took David to Lorne to show him that part of her life. The environment and surfing lifestyle appealed to him but his commitments as a ski instructor at Mt Buller and in France would keep him busy for some time yet. During his six months stays in France he worked towards and achieved his Instructors Gold Medallion. Five years of back to back ski seasons in France and Mt Buller came to an end when Kelly graduated and they decided to settle in Australia.
In 2010 Kelly and David decided to live in Lorne and start a business of their own. Using the family business as a base and starting with a trestle and hotplate in the street; “La Crepe Maison” was born.
Business boomed as their fame spread. Their motto of “keep it simple and do it well” paid off. Their rich French crepes made
with butter, full cream milk and free range eggs were a winner and in peak season, customers were happy to wait in line for up to 40 minutes. Now they have a food van which for the last five summers has been in the Big Four Holiday Park at Wye River for breakfast and lunch, in Lorne for dessert and available for parties and weddings.
During Spring, you will find them at the Lorne Bowls Club on Saturdays and Sundays and they will be open every night through January summer holidays (1st – 31st January)
To find out more about La Crepe Maisons opening times follow them on Facebook; Lornecrepes. Off season, David works part time for Parks Victoria which with his love of nature suits him well. The addition of a baby has made family time a new priority.
