Fredy BONNOT

Sommelier : 1 restaurant Winner of the regional Jeune Talent en Salle 2024 award, Fredy Bonnot casually looks after the hall at the aptly named Simplicité in Nevers.

Presentation

A baker by training, Fredy Bonnot has never really practiced his specialty. " I travelled around a bit before coming back to settle in my hometown, Nevers. I had contacts and friends there, and my aim was to set up my own restaurant. I opened Simplicité in 2010, on rue de Nièvre. "

At the time, Fredy Bonnot was the sole manager of around thirty covers, running both the kitchen and the service. Success came quickly, and the establishment was regularly fully booked, with more and more potential customers unable to find a corner of the table. " Fortunately," says this wine enthusiast , "I had made friends with a fellow restaurateur, based on the same street, a little further down the road.In 2013, we teamed up, and I moved my restaurant - now La Simplicité - into his.He manages the kitchen and I the dining room. "

Over the years, the young man has built up a solid network with winegrowers, particularly from Burgundy. " More and more fine houses are putting their trust in us because they know that we speak passionately about their wines, and that we are very reasonable about our prices. With 450 references in our cellar, including some fifty offered by the string, we're the only ones in Nevers to offer such a wide choice, and that's also one of the keys to our success. "