Gérald Passedat opens Bain Bain, a new kiosk where you can eat before going in the water
In Marseille, chef Gérald Passedat has opened a new gourmet kiosk for strollers.
The Marseille chef has been attracted to finger food for several years now. In fact, he already has a kiosk in his second Marseilles establishment, Môle (1 toque). Behind Bain Bain, the new kid on the block, there are two main objectives. Firstly, Gérald Passedat explains that it's "about meeting young people who are eager to do something". Secondly, he wanted to "liven up this place for the population around Le Petit Nice (4 toques). To do this, I put myself in the bathers' shoes and asked myself what they wanted to eat. Is it sliced fruit, a green salad, a pan bagnat or even ice cream?" The chef has tried to make all this possible in his new corner.
An eco-responsible address
In this short-lived stand, which will be open until mid-September, the notion of eco-responsibility is very important. First of all, in the design, "everything is made with sourced products, whether it's the containers or the contents", explains the 5-toque chef. Secondly, the team of 3 to 4 people is responsible for waste management prevention with customers. Every day, the staff are asked to go around the premises to make sure there's no waste lying around. Gérald Passedat makes this a point of honor: "We don't want to leave anything lying around. The materials are compostable or bio-compostable, so we don't want to leave any trace of our passage."
The kiosk offer is also resolutely affordable. Sweet dishes start at 4 euros and savoury ones from 9 euros."Everything is done in the fine tradition of cooking. We use the same producers as for our Le Petit Nice establishment. This new showcase is also a way of challenging himself and moving from haute gastronomy to a more finger food approach. In fact, he sees "this kiosk as a laboratory of ideas".
If the idea proves a success, the chef's ambition is to renew the formula and "perhaps extend it, but it's still too early to plan ahead", he confides. The kiosk is open from Thursday to Sunday at 156 Corniche Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 13007 Marseille.
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