Georgiana Viou
She is the chef of the ROUGE restaurant in Nîmes (1* Michelin). She was born in Cotonou. In 1999, while dreaming of becoming a conference interpreter, she left her native Benin and continued her studies in foreign languages at the Sorbonne, but her other passion, cooking, gradually established itself through daring, chance and meetings.
After landing a job in a communications agency in Marseille, she entered the world of gastronomy during several culinary competitions where her instinct and energy hit the mark. Everything came together: she multiplied her experiences in large Provençal and Parisian houses then, in 2011, decided to strike out on her own. The Phocaeans then discovered his cuisine, anchored in the Mediterranean and animated with Beninese touches, first at L’Atelier de Georgiana, then Chez Georgiana and at La Piscine.
Her universe quickly attracted the attention of Gault & Millau which, on two occasions, awarded two toques to its establishments and selected it among the 2015 Young Talents. In 2021, while she flourished on the piano of ROUGE, she received, always from the yellow guide, the prestigious “Grand de Demain” trophy. In 2023, it’s the consecration: the MICHELIN Guide grants one star to ROUGE.
Georgiana Viou’s website
Georgiana Viou’s Instagram account
Georgiana Viou’s Facebook page
Restaurant Rouge
MARGARET – HOTEL CHOULEUR
6, rue Fresco
30000 Nimes
Telephone: 04 48 27 08 01
[email protected]
For dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, service from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
At lunch on Fridays and Saturdays, service from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Rouge restaurant website
The Rouge restaurant Instagram account
Book The taste of Cotonou – My cuisine of Benin by Georgiana Viou and Mayalen Zubillaga Photography Maki Manoukian Ducasse Editions
Georgiana Viou’s recipes
Yohan Lastre
Yohan Lastre, born in 1979 in Nîmes and raised in Saint-Mamert-du-Gard, was immersed in gastronomy from his childhood thanks to his mother and grandmothers, who passed on their passion for cooking to him. After obtaining his CAP in Cuisine at the Lycée l’Étincelle hotel school in Nîmes, he launched his career by working in Scotland in Aberdeen, then at the prestigious Ritz in Paris, Place Vendôme.
In 2011 he was sous chef at the Tour d’Argent when he met Marion Sonier, a cabinetmaker who would become his wife. Trained in the art of pâté en croute by Jean-Michel Bannwart, Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 1997, he wishes to participate in the world championships of this specialty. Marion Sonier decides to dive into it too. Thanks to her expertise, she helps him sculpt an original pâté en croute creation, even imagining a scenography to accompany it. She makes him promise: “If we win, you and I, we’ll open a store. »
“A few weeks before the championship final, Marion told me if you win the competition, we will open a Pâté en Croute shop. We high-fived and since we won we opened a store. For eight years, we have been at 188 Rue de Grenelle in Paris at Lastre Sans Apostrophe boutique where we cook food like at home with everyday inspirations, from childhood dishes to Technical dishes. All this with lots of Pâté en Croute“Yohan Lastre
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Caterer specializing in pâté en croute, and many other things
188 rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (2 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Saturday). Closed from Sunday to Tuesday.
The Lastre Instagram account without Apostrophe by Yohan Lastre
Book : Pâtés en croute (recipes and techniques) by Marion Sonier and Yohan Lastre Editions Marabout
Yohan Lastre’s recipes
Saveurs & Savoirs, the Uzès culture and gastronomy festival from October 10 to 13, 2024
On the program: conferences led by François-régis Gaudry with prestigious chefs such as Michel Bras, Glenn Viel, Stéphanie Le Quellec and Yves Camdeborde… a public meatball competition, live demonstrations and tastings with renowned chefs like Matthias Marc or Andrée Zana Murat, wine tastings, meetings with signings, fun gastronomic dictation and even cinema screenings. Without forgetting the big meals on Friday and Saturday where you can taste the creations of guest chefs. You can also discover the Saveurs & Savoirs market with local producers from Uzès. And the award of the Literary Prize of the Saveurs & Savoirs Festival with the support of a jury of experts (Laurent Delmas, Elvira Masson, Laure Adler, Constance Lasserre, etc.).
The Saveurs & Savoirs Festival website
The Saveurs et Savoirs Festival Instagram account
The Saveurs et Savoirs Festival Facebook page
François-Régis Gaudry’s favorite
The Uzès market
Since the 13th century, Place aux Herbes has been the epicenter of Uzès’ markets. Every Wednesday and Saturday, it attracts amateurs and tourists, seduced by the quality of local products and the friendly atmosphere that reigns there. It is a real gastronomic and cultural meeting place in the heart of this charming city.
The chronicle of Laurent Delmas
Domaine Rouge Garance was created in 1996 by Claudie and Bertrand Cortellini with the help of Jean-Louis Trintignant.
ROUGE GARANCE wine estate
6, chemin de Massacan
30210 Saint-Hilaire d’Ozilhan. site : www.rougegarance.com
Such. 0466016645 and 0614415288
Open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Restaurant/wine bar LA FAMILLE
9, place aux Herbes 30700 Uzès
Closed Sunday and Monday. Open for lunches and dinners
9, place aux Herbes 30700 Uzès.
No reservations, no website. On Facebook: The Uzès Family.
Stéphane Solier’s column
There are many writers who have passed through Uzès and Gard and have had a taste of southern cuisine: Alphonse Daudet, Alexandre Dumas, André Gide, the British Lawrence Durrell, the Prix Goncourt Jean Carrière, Joseph Delteil…
There is one who was not expected on this ground and who dragged his breeches and his doublet to the side of the “first duchy of France”: Jean Racine
The rest to read and listen to
Jérôme Gagnez’s wine column
Close-up on the Domaine de la Réméjeanne with a tasting book of this estate and Tasting book of the AOC Duchy of Uzès
Domaine de La Réméjeanne
Olivier Klein
La Réméjeanne
Cadignac
30200 Sabran
Tel: 04 66 89 44 51
Wine tasted during the show:
Côtes du Rhône red one R 2023, domain of La Réméjeanne at €9 incl. tax
The rest to read and listen to
Musical programming
- Vaudou Game Life is good
- Vampire Weekend Prep-school gangsters
