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While eating well is at the heart of many French concerns, legendary French chef Alain Ducasse takes it a step further with his philosophy of healthy cooking. In recent weeks, the chef together with entrepreneur Nicolas Camart has launched Naturaliste, a new model of sustainable catering, with dishes cooked by Peruvian chef Marvic Medina Matos, who also worked alongside Romain Meder, chef of the Plaza Athénée for 3 years.
The new Parisian take-out or delivery service is available throughout the capital and offers anti-waste and mainly vegetable led cuisine, inspired by the Naturalité movement launched in 2014 by Alain Ducasse and executed daily by Romain Meder.
Vegetables and cereals take centre stage in the portable dishes, with produce sourced from local farms.
In the kitchen, chef Marvic Medina Matos processes very little of the produce, "just what it takes to sublimate these precious ingredients from our terroirs and appreciate their raw qualities."
What's on the menu?
Parisian Burrata, butternut squash from Provence, marinated in honey, chilli, cumin and roasted in the oven, or mouth-watering bolognese of ricotta lentils.
For dessert, there's figs three ways (roasted in the oven, marmalade, raw salad) with white cheese with black lemon and candied lemon caramel.
The concept of anti-waste transcends the operation's activities, with Marvic Medina Matos transforming cucumber skins into vinaigrette, carrots into juice or vegetable peels into broth. "We prefer to feed humans rather than garbage cans," is their mantra. As for the packaging, it's made of sugar cane pulp, a compostable biowaste that degrades after 90 days, without leaving a trace.
Where? Naturaliste, Paris
- Option 1: Takeaway from the restaurant Aux Lyonnais, 32 rue Saint-Marc, 75002 Paris.
- Option 2: Delivery throughout Paris via delivery platforms.
Price: Starters from 5 to 8€, main dishes from 10 to 12€, desserts from 5 to 7€.
