Rory Shepherd

Rory Shepherd is the co-owner of De Vie, a restaurant and cocktail bar in the heart of Paris, celebrating craft seasonality and locality. He has launched internationally recognised bars and products, and is the founder of Avant Agency, delivering concept development, strategy, and storytelling to global hospitality groups, independent venues, and drinks brands. He’s a father alongside all this, placing strong importance on maintaining that work-life balance, something that demands constant reshaping astride the needs of the industry and his businesses