Who is June, the future sixth generation of Chez Clément?

June is the daughter of Marie and Gilles Verleyen, the current owners of Brasserie Chez Clément. In the official narrative of the house, she embodies the sixth generation in the making. The exact phrasing, in the making, is the one to remember: nothing has been decided yet about her future role in the brasserie. The house does not draw up an operational succession plan; it simply notes that the line continues, and that after the five generations since 1858, a sixth is already in outline.

Including June in the story of the house is a deliberate choice. When you recount the history of Brasserie Chez Clément, you cite Henri and Sidonie in 1858, Jules and Marie-Lidwina from 1923, Marcel and Andrée from 1954, France from 1996, Marie and Gilles since 2021, and you finish with June. It is a way of signalling that the house is not a closed-generation project; it is a project in motion, that gets passed on and will get passed on. It is also a way of saying that management horizons are not the short term, but the very long term, a family span.

In practical terms, June has no operational role in the house today. Daily operations are handled by Marie and Gilles, supported by a brigade of thirty-two in the kitchen led by chef Vincent Frédéric De Laloy (in place since 1996). Future questions, education, possible hospitality training, career choices, remain open and are strictly the family's business. No personal information, age, schooling, biographical specifics, about June is shared publicly, and that posture is explicitly held to protect the privacy of a child.

The message the house holds is simple: Brasserie Chez Clément is not a business that ends with one generation. The momentum begun in 1858 keeps going. June is part of the narrative. If she wishes one day to pick up the inheritance, the house will be there to welcome her. Otherwise, the five-generation story will itself remain a historic signature of Walloon Brabant. Either way, the mention of June marks the long horizon, in exactly the same way that the mention of Henri and Sidonie marks the source horizon.