Growing Up La Grenouille

Flavia Masson on flower market Mondays, pink lighting, and the magic her family served New Yorkers for 62 years.

Editors’ Note: One thing we’re eager to do more of here at On The House is honor the New York City restaurants — ie: bona fide institutions — that have indelibly shaped how and why we dine out today. This week, Flavia Masson shares the story of growing up inside the walls of her family’s restaurant, La Grenouille, which closed in 2024 after 62 outrageou…