Antoine Bouaziz
Chef Antoine Bouaziz has worked in both gastronomic and bistronomic restaurants. He developed his sense of commitment at Dans le noir, a dark service concept run by a team of visually impaired people. Sharing, respect for products and people, as well as culinary self- questioning, are fundamental values that he puts forward in his role […]
Afuté & Biscornu
The project originated with Olivier Tran, the father of a child with severe autism spectrum disorders. Wanting to offer a future to his son, as well as to all disabled young people left behind, he launched two projects in 2020:
Secours Catholique
At Secours Catholique-Caritas France, 58,900 volunteers and nearly 900 salaried employees work to fight against poverty and promote solidarity in France and around the world. Secours Catholique tackles all the causes of poverty, inequality and exclusion. The association calls on public opinion and public authorities, and proposes long-term solutions. It places at the heart of […]
Harouna Sow
Harouna Sow, originally from Mauritania, discovered French culture through cooking after leaving Mali to take refuge in France in 2012. He discovered the culinary profession as a volunteer at Roland-Garros, where chef Alain Losbar helped him discover his calling. After stints at the Pullman Tour Eiffel and the Royal Monceau, he set up as an […]
Refugee Food
Refugee Food was born out of a week-long festival held throughout France: restaurateurs open their kitchens to collaborate with refugee cooks to create four-hand menus. Created in 2016 by Marine Mandrila and Louis Martin, the project aims to change perceptions about refugees through cooking, accelerate their socio-professional integration, and promote fair and sustainable food for […]
Les Petites Cantines
Diane Dupré La Tour came up with the idea of creating a friendly canteen after local residents reached out to her at a difficult time in her life. Meals are an important part of our day, a time for sharing, exchanging and interacting… Unfortunately, many people spend them alone. Les Petites Cantines offers a convivial […]
Damien Duquesne
Many people know chef Damien Duquesne from his famous 750 g website. He now devotes his time to his Parisian restaurant and the environment. Conscious of the urgency of climate change, his goal is to raise restaurant owners’ awareness as much as possible. After the Covid crisis, he worked on the development of a new-generation […]
Michel Sarran
It was in Saint-Martin-d’Armagnac, at his mother’s farmhouse inn, that Michel Sarran discovered cooking. He quickly acquired a taste for it, and developed a talent that led to an internship with Alain Ducasse. After that, one thing followed on from another: apprenticeship with Michel Guérard, second-in-command to three-starred chef Jean-Michel Lorain, chef of two restaurants, […]
Le Baobab
The Association Le Baobab was founded in 2014 through the initiative of nursing staff at the Children’s Hospital of Toulouse University Hospital. The association’s main aim is to improve the quality of life of children suffering from chronic, acute, cancer-related, nursing, end-of-life or bereavement pain. The organization raises funds for equipment, the development of non- […]
Olivier Roellinger
© Photo credit: Benoît Teiller An iconic Breton chef, Olivier Roellinger is also a writer and a thinker of gastronomy, renowned for placing flavor, spices, and meaning at the very heart of cooking. Based in Cancale, in his childhood home, he earned three Michelin stars for his restaurant at Les Maisons de Bricourt, before voluntarily […]
Olivier Roellinger competition
The Olivier Roellinger Competition, co-founded by Ethic Ocean, the Lycée Hôtelier de Dinard, FERRANDI Paris and Relais & Châteaux, mobilizes those involved in the catering industry (professionals and students, cooks and waiters) around the challenges of preserving aquatic resources. As the real link between fishing and aquaculture professionals and consumers, chefs have a vital role […]
Ma chance moi aussi (My chance too)
Ma Chance Moi Aussi is an association that works against social determinism in priority education areas. By supporting children in great vulnerability, those from families with educational fragility, the association is committed to supporting them through comprehensive and preventive support from the age of 6 and until the end of middle school if necessary. By […]