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Allan VASSOR
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Love can sometimes move mountains. Or simply convince an authentic Provencal to move to Normandy. Recipient of the Gault&Millau Young Talent Award, Allan Vassor, who grew up in Sault, in the heart of the Vaucluse, has settled in Nassandres-sur-Risle, in the Eure region, with his partner Ludivine Decorde. Far from the vineyards and olive groves.
"I always wanted to open my own restaurant. My uncles were restaurateurs, they ran a game restaurant in the Vaucluse. My grandparents were farmers, they had olive and cherry trees. I often went truffle hunting, and our Sunday meals were great gourmet feasts", remembers the young man.
Allan Vassor was a good student. After a year in seconde générale with satisfactory results, he saw no point in continuing. An understanding CPE allowed him to take a cooking course at the same time. "I then quickly joined the Avignon hotel school, obtained my Bac Pro and became class valedictorian.
It was with Jérôme Blanchet, his mentor, that he was to learn a great deal, at the Hôtel Crillon le Brave. "I stayed there for three years. He gave me a lot of support to become France's Best Apprentice, and then allowed me to join Jérôme Nutile at Mas de Boudan."
This avid reader, hunter, pianist and runner then joined Anne-Sophie Pic in London, then in Valence. "In all, I spent two years with the group. But I couldn't see myself staying all my life in the shadow of a big brigade. I wanted to set up my own business", which began at Le Petit Paul, in Bédoin (Vaucluse), before settling down for good in the Eure region, where the young couple (they met at Anne-Sophie Pic's) took over L'Auberge de la Vallée. "We obviously offer a cuisine largely inspired by my Provence, a light cuisine that I've adapted to local customs, while relying on the region's producers. "Gault&Millau awarded him the Terroir d'Exception Normandie 2023 trophy.
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