Morgan SOCHA

Chef : L'Assiette Normande Morgan Socha has held his first position as head chef at L'Assiette Normande, a brand-new gourmet restaurant in Honfleur, since 2025.

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Having worked for many years as a waitress at La Bourride—which, under the leadership of Chef Michel Bruneau, was the best restaurant in Lower Normandy for many years—Morgan Socha’s mother has obviously played a significant role in his career. “Although my mother left the world of high-end dining after La Bourride closed, that period of her life had a profound impact on my childhood, even though I never really considered working in the dining room like she did.” ” The young man enrolled at the CFA in Caen after finishing middle school and chose a work-study program, which led him to learn the trade of cooking under Pierre Lefebvre at the restaurant L’Accolade in the Vaugueux neighborhood . “ I started there in 2015 as an apprentice and stayed until 2025, a year after Pierre left and the restaurant was sold. I had patiently worked my way up the ranks until I became the executive chef at L’Accolade.”

A Cuisine Rooted in Local Produce

In the spring of 2025, through his former chef, Morgan Socha learned that a chef position was available at L’Assiette Normande, the restaurant at the brand-new L’Invitation au Voyage hotel, just a stone’s throw from the port of Honfleur. “The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the hotel, but it’s not just a hotel restaurant, ” Morgan explains. “ We’re very much open to the outside world; the owners, Sandra and François Dudouit, give me carte blanche—provided, of course, that I stay within budget. I go to the market twice a week and source my ingredients mainly from the immediate area.”

An encouraging first “toque” has been awarded to this lovely, fresh, seafood-inspired cuisine in Honfleur.