Authentique, an atypical chocolate and pastry shop
She is water. He is fire. Lisa Le Tirilly and Mehdi Benkhelifa define themselves as such. "He's got a thousand ideas a second, so sometimes you have to temper them by controlling the flames," she smiles. In 2020, in the shadow of the Palais des papes in Avignon, the couple founded Authentique, a chocolate and patisserie that also offers ice cream all year round.
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Authentique, an atypical chocolate and pastry shop
She is water. He is fire. Lisa Le Tirilly and Mehdi Benkhelifa define themselves as such. "He's got a thousand ideas a second, so sometimes you have to temper them by controlling the flames," she smiles. In 2020, in the shadow of the Palais des papes in Avignon, the couple founded Authentique, a chocolate and patisserie that also offers ice cream all year round.
The 10 addresses that make Avignon
Its legendary theater festival attracts thousands of devotees every summer, but outside of this period, Avignon miraculously preserves its mystery and beauty. From the Palais des Papes to the famous Pont Bézenet, via the medieval residences of its old town, our 10 addresses for savoring the best of the Cité des Papes over a long weekend.
Corentin Poirier-Martinet, allegro con brio pastry chef
He is the very first chef to take up a residency at the Villa Albertine, a vast French program of artistic cooperation and exchange in the United States. The 26-year-old pastry chef proves, if proof were needed, that gastronomy can (finally) be considered a major art form, and chefs and pastry chefs... artists like any others.
Spotlight on these showcase chefs' kitchens
No longer do we hide the ovens we can't see - quite the contrary! The kitchen now opens up to offer a show for the audience. Depending on how it's laid out and arranged, the show doesn't have the same flavour. After the close-up, let's take a look at what's on display in the window.
Open kitchens that focus on customer proximity
No longer do we hide the ovens we can't see - quite the contrary! The kitchen now opens up to offer a show for the audience. Depending on how it's laid out and arranged, the show doesn't have the same flavour. Here's a look at some of those that play it close.
Jacques Marcon, chef & Carine Davier, market gardener, the good duo in the vegetable garden
If he could, Jacques Marcon would come every day to his kitchen garden, which he shares with market gardener Carine Davier. It's a space of freedom and rejuvenation that has become indispensable to him, contrasting with the stress and rigor of the kitchen.
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