Chef’s Table France Episode 2: ‘Alexandre Couillon’ Recap | Eater
"On the tiny Atlantic island of Noirmoutier, this fish-focused, year-round restaurant—run by chef Alexandre Couillon and his wife Celine—transformed from a humble family café into an internationally celebrated dining destination. After years of perseverance through slow seasons and a deliberate seven-year effort to impose respect for their work, the kitchen earned its first Michelin star and later a second in 2013, the result of bold experimentation that married simple compositions with local terroir. A serendipitous mistake with a squid bouillon inspired a signature oyster dish that evokes an oil slick, illustrating the restaurant’s tendency to create evocative, sea-inspired plates; this disciplined simplicity and a strict commitment to local artisans and ingredients are central to the chef’s philosophy of erasing the boundary between sea and kitchen while continually tweaking the menu." - Greg Morabito
