Pieter RIEDIJK
Chef : 1 restaurant At L'Achillée, chef Pieter Riedjik and his wife Lucie Faucheux offer sincere, meticulous cuisine at the foot of the slopes, where taste and conviviality dominate.
Dutch by birth but French by adoption, Pieter Riedjik was born into a family of bankers.even though my mother was an excellent cook and, as a child, I liked to have people around the house," he discovered his passion for cooking as a teenager. he discovered his passion for cooking as a teenager and enrolled in a hotel school in Belgian Flanders. Alongside his training, he worked in restaurants at weekends, and upon graduation joined a chef in Bédarieux in the Hérault region.
Mentors and experience in top establishments
The call of haute gastronomy led him to La Chèvre d'Or, where he worked with Philippe Labb é:"The working conditions were quite difficult, especially as we had to serve 80 covers at a time, but it was a great experience". He follows the chef to the Shangri-La in Paris, bringing with him his future wife Lucie Faucheux. In 2011, the couple joined Emmanuel Renaut's Flocons de Sel in Megève, where Pieter became sous-chef before taking the helm at Montgomerie, the K2 Altitude restaurant in Courchevel.
L'Achillée: a sincere restaurant at the foot of the slopes
Four years later, and already the parents of three children, Pieter and Lucie decided to set up their own establishment in the Doron de Bozelvalley. L'Achillée opened in 2023, followed by Millefeuille Café just opposite. "We then decided to launch our own restaurant in the Doron de Bozelvalley, which we felt lacked good restaurants. The loyal clientele appreciates the sincere, meticulous and convivial cuisine, where luxury is never flashy.
Biography & Awards
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