Pasta Pot

Patrick Jouin was born in Nantes, France, in 1967. He got his diploma ENSCI-les Ateliers, Ecole nationale supérieure de création industrielle, in 1992 in Paris. Designer for the Compagnie des Wagons-lits and for tim thom, THOMSON multimedia, with the Art Direction of Philippe Starck, he collaborated with Philippe Starck’s studio in Paris from 1995 to 1999. Designer for Thomson, Ligne Roset, Renault, Cassina, Murano, Kartell, he was awarded with the Designer of the year prize in 2003 for Maison & Objet. He collabotated with Alain Ducasse designing many restaurants such as the Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, Be boulangerie-epicerie, in Paris, and Mix New York restaurant.

Alain Ducasse was born in Castelsarrazin in 1956. In 1977 he worked at Roger Vergé’s Moulin de Mougins and in 1978 he is employed by Alain Chapel, his spiritual master. In 1980 Roger Vergé offers him the position of Chef at L’Amandier in Mougins. In 1981 he takes charge of the kitchen brigade at La Terrasse, two stars in the Red Guide. In 1987 he becomes Chef des Cuisines at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo, and manage the Le Louis XV restaurant (three stars in the Red Guide). In 1995 he inaugurates La Bastide de Moustiers, a country inn in Provence (one star in the Red guide), and in 1996 he opens the Alain Ducasse restaurant in Paris , three stars in the Red Guide.