Consistency. More than a value — a talent.

A tribute to Pierre Massin.
For his loyalty to himself, for his courage to dare.
To reinvent, to leave comfort behind, to seek a new kind of freedom — and to find it.

A few years ago, Pierre left the walls of a place he had fully mastered.
He set off to breathe again, to write a new chapter.
And it is within this renewed Chai Gourmand that he found his rhythm, his balance, his truth.
In a contemporary, light-filled building where nature enters through glass and shadow, the dining room breathes calm and clarity.
Wood, concrete, fabrics — materials that echo each other like the notes of a perfect harmony.

That same harmony lives in his cooking.

Pierre Massin has never bowed to trends.
He watches them pass with the serene detachment of those who know.
He doesn’t overturn his cuisine — he polishes it, refines it, asserts it.
Every dish bears the mark of a confident hand, a precise mind, and a rare constancy in a world obsessed with novelty.

Take his Scallops in a bread crust with smoked broth, celeriac and samphire —
a moment’s hesitation, and then it all makes sense.
The dish unfolds in the mouth, restrained yet luminous.
Apparent simplicity masking deep sophistication, where every element has purpose.
That same clarity flows through the experience:
the Plaice in chorizo crust, broccoli, buttermilk and crispy mussels,
the Sweetbreads meunière, wild mushrooms, paletta, foie gras and lentil broth,
the Saddle of venison with black pudding croquette, escarole, beetroot and butternut.
And for dessert: Pear, physalis, chestnut or Passion fruit, banana, Chartreuse and salted caramel ice cream.

Everything here speaks of balance and depth.

The service, like the house itself, combines warmth and simplicity — never showy, always sincere.
And in the cellar, Laurent Lebrun, the sommelier, extends the experience with a thoughtful, evolving wine list designed to converse with the cuisine.

In an age intoxicated by the fleeting and the fashionable, Pierre Massin reminds us that true modernity lies in consistency.
Not a slogan, but a skill.
Rare. Lasting. Alive.

LD