With each announcement of a new project, the food world holds its breath: chef Amélie Darvas, one of the rare starred women in France, is preparing her big return to the South with her restaurant. The date has already been set, July 16. It remains to be understood what is behind this return announced as a victory in Languedoc.
This new chapter arrives after intense years: Parisian breakthrough, roots in Hérault with , conflictual departure in 2024, then Alpine parenthesis in Megève around plant-based cuisine. With Âme version Languedoc, the chef opens a house designed to last.
From Ferrandi to Äponem: how Amélie Darvas adopted Languedoc
Born on December 29, 1989, raised in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, Amélie Darvas left school at 15 for the Ferrandi School. She trained with Hélène Darroze, Éric Fréchon, Alain Ducasse and Yannick Alléno before opening the Parisian in 2013.
In spring 2018, with sommelier Gaby Benicio, she bought the Auberge du presbytère de Vailhan, in Hérault, and renamed it , which means , as Wikipedia recalls. On July 4, 2018, the house opened, won a star in January 2019 and became a showcase for short-circuit organic cuisine.
Alpine parenthesis: when is revealed in Megève
In June 2024, the chef left the kitchens and filed a criminal complaint against her ex-associate. A few months later, a press release from October 2024 announced him at the head of the restaurant, baptized, around plants, with .
The following winter, they set up a temporary table in this five-star hotel in Megève, operated by Beyond Places. Tasting menu, intimate room, line service: everything is designed to put the plant at the center, without excluding mountain accents, in the continuity of the experience.
in Languedoc: what we know about the opening on July 16
On October 29, 2024, the creation of AME SARL in Tarascon, dedicated to gourmet catering and pop-ups, confirms the southern roots of the project. The critic Gilles Pudlowski evokes an installation in a new house in Tarascon, designed as a long-term base for the chef.
According to the Food et Sens website, the South version is due to open on July 16. Details remain rare, but several elements are already emerging for this intimate address focused on the Mediterranean region:
- a central place given to vegetables, herbs and cereals from the South;
- local products worked in a short circuit, in the spirit of;
- a limited number of place settings and a highly sought-after evening service.
When does Amélie Darvas’ restaurant open in Languedoc?
Food et Sens mentions an opening on July 16, without public details of the year.
Where will the Languedoc version restaurant be located?
The headquarters of AME SARL is located in Tarascon, at the crossroads of Languedoc, Provence and Camargue.
What type of cuisine will the restaurant offer in Languedoc?
The available information announces a very plant-based, local and Mediterranean cuisine, faithful to the spirit of.
