Cuisine of the senses
Cuisine With Meaning
At the heart of the Alpilles, our restaurant holds two Michelin stars.
The house draws a large part of its essence from its surroundings: generous orchards, bustling apiaries, lively pastures, diverse vegetable gardens, and fruit trees adorned with scents and colors… Not far off, a hill and the mirrored surface of a lake where herbs, berries, and wildflowers mingle extend this ecosystem.
We season naturally with the sea: shellfish, seaweed, trace elements, and a pronounced vegetal imprint.
The idea is to reach the boundary between two elements that would, a priori, seem opposed in common thought and to create from it a bold association.
Wild harvests represent for us both balance and transmission; the essence of our territory passes through the earth, and the idea that everything should be a discovery is fundamental.
La Tomate " Farcie"
(a classic of the house) its a fond memory of my childhood,
I imagined it without any animal produce, but certainly not without character. I had to ponder the possibility; through a high concentration of végétal matter and roasting in order to obtain richness as well as flavour, just as if had been done with animal produce.
Each ingredient is a composition aiming at a powerful culinary expression.
Every morning, on my bike going along the canal approaching the lake, I gather herbs,I am harvesting wild plants embracing all the perfumes. Nature is my very source of inspiration, ever since a child she has always been present, as an anchor in the kitchen ( my dad cooked the nettles, ground hazelnut, mum did the vegetables).
Here nature offers us plenty of wonderful produce with healing qualities.
I would like my gastronomy to be pleasing to the palate; giving meaning in a sensible way. I want to bring well-being into our creations.
There’s wild fennel, olive leaves, pine buds, rosemary flowers, and those I keep searching for during my mornings, the calamint, a plant variation of Melissa leaf and mint, full of exceptional qualities, it’s often hidden away and varying in colour. We dry these herbs so our guests may taste them at the end of their dinner either as a herbal tea or fresh with all of their tremendous essential oils.
Attached to the craftsperson’s dimension, we express our love for our land by placing it at the heart of everything we do. It is from this singular universe that the chefs draw their inspiration, shaping a cuisine intimately connected to the living world and the cycles of nature.
So that the story continues without interruption...
From the Himalayas
to the Alpilles
Jonathan is Born in Pakistan, he grew up in Nîmes, in the Gard region. His father, a member of the French Foreign Legion, was responsible for the non-commissioned officers’ mess. It was there, in the kitchens, that as a teenager I discovered the pleasures of pastry.
From these blended origins emerged a shared sensitivity. Through our creations, we offer you a part of ourselves — a fragment of our story.
We let time guide the ingredients. Textures mature slowly, revealing their most intimate essence. Patience becomes an invisible force, allowing sweetness to deepen naturally, without artifice.
Each dessert seeks to awaken something within — to stir emotion, to revive a buried memory. A delicate, almost intimate vibration, one that is tasted not only with the palate but also with the heart.
Our signature creations are for us markers, totems. They embody our desire to anchor memory in matter, to spark emotion through the products we craft. Beneath their apparent simplicity lies precise expertise, but above all an emotional depth that we hope will resonate in the hearts of those who taste them.
Because sometimes, a single bite is enough to bring a whole world back to life.
Every Since 2012,
A Story Added To Every day...
Elegant and modern, the restaurant’s dining room evokes a journey into the very heart of the chefs’ story, creating unforgettable memories.
The restaurant becomes an atelier open to the vegetal and the marine worlds, where each creation tells a story of connection, harmony, and gratitude toward the nurturing earth and those who bring it to life.
