Chef / Restaurant « L’ARCHESTE » – Paris 16 – Yoshiaki Ito has been these five last years the chef of the emblematic “Hiramatsu”restaurant which was one of the very first « star Michelin »restaurant in Paris, rewarded for its French cuisine worked out by a Japanese chef. Today, this young Japanese chef has decided to fly with his own wings by opening in September 2016, its first restaurant “L’Archeste” in the 16th district of Paris. Will be participating to the…
Continue readingChef / Restaurant « L’AMI JEAN » – Paris 7 – Stéphane Jégo, comes from the south-west of France. He owns one of the best bistrot of Paris. He worked for many years with Yves Camdeborde, who opened in the 80’s the first Parisian gastro-pub. For more than 15 years now, Stéphane is every night behind the stoves of his Parisian bistro « l’Ami Jean » (« Friend George ») in the 7th district. Proud of the culinary transmission that…
Continue readingChef / Restaurant « KEN KAWASAKI » – Paris 18 – Ken Kawasaki, from Hiroshima in Japan, is a serious, flawless chef… quiet, keeping an eye on everything. Famous in Hiroshima, has just opened his first Parisian address, at the bottom of Montmartre. A very sober Japanese interior design, two chefs, two menus and, in the plate, a range of French basics which like to play shoulders with Japanese products offering incredible pairings. Will be participating to…
Continue readingChef / Restaurant « KEI » – Paris 1 – Kei Kobayashi’s pathway leaves no doubt about his attraction towards French gastronomy. He has worked seven years under the orders of Alain Ducasse at the « Plaza Athénée » with Jean-François Piège and Christophe Moret. He started as last assistant and left as sous-chef! In 2011, he opens his own restaurant « Kei » in the 1st district of Paris, where he proposes a very personal cuisine with beautiful local products. Will be…
Continue readingBaker – Paris – Jean-Luc Poujauran, baker, comes from Mount de Marsan, and only swears by the well done work. This man is an institution on his onw ! After 25 years of good and faithful services done in his parisian shop, he handed over the keys of it, and opened a laboratory from where he cooks, every day, big loafs of bread for restaurants. From his bakery of the 7th district of Paris, he…
Continue readingChef sommelier – Rita Pinna is a native Italian sommelier from the island of Sardinia who has been living in France for the past 25 years. After studies of fashion design in Venezia where she discovers the wine world, she has decided to become one of the main standard bearer of Italian wine in France. She has been in charge, during more than 15 years, of Idea “Vino” in Paris, which was the only Italian cellar…
Continue readingPastry Chef / « UNE GLACE A PARIS » – Paris 3 – Barely one year after it’s opening « Une Glace à Paris », owned by Emmanuel Ryon (and Olivier Ménard) surely became the best ice-cream parlour of the capital. Awarded « Meilleur Ouvrier de France / Ice-cream maker » and « World’s best Pastry Chef 1999 », there’s no lack of titles neither the talent! The exquisite « smoked vanilla » ice-cream is the emblematic flavour of this place, try it and you’ll understand why!…
Continue readingCheese MOF – Xavier Thuret was born in the family farm just near Meaux, close to Paris, where he assists from an early age his parents in the production of cheese. From his agricultural roots, he inherits the good sense and the love of local products. After his first steps at a local cheese shop, he joins an important dairy group in 1997, keeping in mind the importance of tradition. He obtains a few years…
Continue readingChef / Restaurant « ETUDE » – Paris 16 – Keisuke Yamagishi chose to name his restaurant “Study”, in tribute to compositions of the musician Frédéric Chopin, one of his passions. But it’s also a parallel with his cooking, since it’s the way he likes to create his dishes. Always in perpetual research, he studies all, weighs all, tastes all, with plates drawn up with the millimetre. His creations seem to be so simple, almost simplistic in…
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