Vincent CHAMP

Chef : 1 restaurant At the helm of the chic Table di Mà, just a few minutes from Calvi, Vincent Champ and Ludivine Pineau offer a magnificent seafront stopover crowned with 3 toques.

Presentation

"Cooking wasn't my first choice, I was going to go into marketing instead,"says Vincent Champ. However, influenced by his family of restaurateurs, he decided to follow the same path. With a CAP in his pocket, he continued his studies as an apprentice at Fouquet's in Paris. I was only 17," he recalls , "but it helped me channel my energy and was a great experience. In 2016, he landed his first job as a commis at Les Chouettes restaurant, in Paris 3e. "I was on my own at the station, we did a lot of covers, it taught me to be independent. "

A year later, he became demi-chef de partie de cuisson at La Dame de Pic, in Paris, then his desire to leave the capital pushed him towards the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, with his partner Ludivine Pineau. And so began their new life as seasonal workers. He spends his winters in Courchevel, at Montgomerie, the restaurant of the K2 Altitude, with chef Gatien Demczyna, "a fair chef, who knew how to trust me and help me evolve". Then, in the summer of 2018, we headed for Annecy, to Yoann Conte's restaurant.

After another season in Courchevel, where he took up the position of junior sous-chef, Vincent Champ joined La Villa Calvi as second in command. He returned to Corsica in 2021, this time to Casa di Mà in Lumio. The following year, he was promoted to chef, and immediately awarded 3 toques by the Guide Jaune, which ranks the best table in Haute-Corse. Since then, Vincent Champ and Ludivine Pineau have alternated between Courchevel and Lumio .

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