Idir FSEIL

Chef : 1 restaurant

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Trained as an electrician, Idir Fseil was not predestined to open his own AHPĒ restaurant in Biarritz. Wishing to join his friends in Bordeaux, but unable to find work in his field there, a friend offered him a job as a dishwasher at La Terrasse Saint Pierre, a traditional restaurant in the South-West of France. "Soon enough, he informed me that his assistant was leaving, and offered me the chance to replace him while training me. He took up the challenge and quickly acquired a taste for cooking. The young apprentice even began researching the names of restaurants in the Gironde capital. He discovered Jean Ramet, who took him under his wing for two years. "It was the first time I'd made veal stock. He taught me everything, both culinary and human.

Now more confident, he continued his exploration of gastronomy in Paris in 2007, at L'Oulette, while doing extra work in Renaissance hotels, where he met Claire, his future wife, also a chef. On the strength of these experiences, Idir Fseil joined Prestige Sodexo. "As achef, I cooked for the big bosses, particularly those in the Cac 40. This forced me to get out of my comfort zone, I had to constantly renew myself."

In 2018, with a desire to start a quiet family, the couple moved down to Biarritz. They each took a chef's job on their own, he at Bistrot du Haou, and then Covid came along. "It was a period of reflection. Friends who worked in real estate told me that a space was opening up in the Saint-Martin district. In 2021, Claire and Idir opened AHPĒ (the initials of the four seasons), a bistro-canteen. The chef offers affordable gastronomy, "market cuisine. I work with small producers, local fishermen and breeders. My dishes depend on what they give me. This salutary approach earned him 2 toques the following year, and a place in the 2023 edition of 109 - Le Sang neuf de la gastronomie française.

B. G.

Biography & Awards

1982 Naissance à Biarritz

2004 Premier pas en cuisine, à la plonge

2007 Rencontre déterminante avec Jean Ramet, qui lui donne le goût de la gastronomie

2016 Premier poste de chef chez Prestige Sodexo

2018 Retour à Biarritz

2021 Chef propriétaire du restaurant AHPĒ, à Biarritz

2024 Trophée Terroir d'Exception

Its restaurants

Open

13.5/20
Chef's Restaurant

AHPÉ

Address 64200 BIARRITZ

Chef Idir Fseil

Cooking French | Local

Budget 18.5€ à 62€

Its recipes

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Grilled leek, buckwheat, pear, ribot milk vinaigrette & trout roe

A grilled leek, accompanied by buckwheat, pear, ribot milk vinaigrette and trout roe, promises a surprisingly balanced dish. This recipe is the brainchild of AHPÉ chef Idir Fseil.

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Chef Idir FSEIL

Restaurant AHPÉ
64200 BIARRITZ