The 3rd edition of the La crockery des chefs operation was a hit in Bordeaux. A second life for the treasures of the starred tables. A dozen big names in regional gastronomy took part this year in this charity event.
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“This cutlery has a soul! I tell myself that this dish comes from a chef!” smiles a buyer. Two-star tableware for four euros, what do you think? The salons of the Bordeaux town hall which hosted the event were always full, so much so that it was necessary to make gauges for the passages of tableware enthusiasts. A success.
The Bordeaux City Hall looked like a Grand Hotel this weekend with its star chef dishes on the lounge tables.
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Glasses, porcelain plates of different shapes and styles, small and large, dishes, cutlery and tablecloths which were used on the great tables of the region such as at the Pressoir d’Argent in Bordeaux (two stars) or on the Table des Frères Ibarboure de Biart (one star) via Le Splendid in Dax and Le Patio in Arcachon.
A real treasure hunt for the organizers. “It takes months to find an establishment that is renewing or has set aside dishes. And above all, encourage them to sort the dishes that are sometimes found in the back kitchen! says Florence Daveau, organizer in Gironde, specifying that “the silverware and glasses left as soon as it opened on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. There was a queue in front of the town hall from the doors of the Pey-Berland cathedral!”
Sometimes you have to encourage chefs to sort their dishes!
organizer of the La crockery des chefs operation in Bordeaux
An original operation which also aims to be eco-responsible, a sort of prestigious direct sale of this tableware which is often renewed. For the general public, a second-hand sale accessible at attractive prices: plate or tablecloth for four euros, lot for thirty euros.
►►VIDEO. See the report on the operation The dishes of star chefs in Bordeaux
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Report by Nathalie Pinard from Puyjoulon and Christel Arfel on October 13, 2024. This report features Florence Daveau, organizer of the La crockery des Chefs operation in Bordeaux, and Jean-Pierre Guillot from the Kiwanis foundation in Gradignan (Gironde).
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Beyond the commercial aspect, the operation aims to be supportive, because part of the profits will be donated to the Kiwanis France Entaide foundation which works to help children around the world suffering from rare diseases.
“It doesn’t have the scale of the Telethon, but it helps with research. It’s only a drop in the bucket, because research costs millions of euros, but it’s very important to know that we helped children in difficulty”, underlines Jean-Pierre Guillot, secretary of the Kiwanis foundation in Gradignan, in Gironde.
Several thousand euros should be collected during this 2024 edition in Bordeaux.
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