Portrait · The chef
Maëlys Kermarrec
Born in Billiers in 1991, trained at Alexandre Mazzia, returned to lay down her knives in La Turballe in 2018. Executive chef and founder of Les Embruns.
Journey · 1991 → today
Six moments, one straight line.
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Billiers · Morbihan
Birth
Fishmonger grandmother, sailor grandfather. Childhood between the Le Croisic market and the family kitchen.
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Sauzon · Belle-Île
Le Roc — apprenticeship
First brigade at 19. Discovering the daily rapport with the tide, with coastal fishing, with absolute respect for the product.
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Marseille
AM by Alexandre Mazzia
Three years at Mazzia. Learning the emotional construction of dishes, mastered spices, silence in the kitchen.
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La Turballe
Return home
A deliberate choice of the Guérande Peninsula over Paris. Looking for a tiny, intimate place, turned toward the port.
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12 rue du Port
Les Embruns opens
12 covers, one service, one menu. A radical stance: no menu card, the sea writes.
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Sélection Annuelle
Sélection Tables d'Auteur
March 2024 — recognition of the emotion-to-price ratio. Critique Gastronomique followed with three stars. No price inflation.
Three signatures
The dishes that always return.
The menu changes every morning. Only three dishes cross the seasons — because they say something the chef refuses to silence.
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Peninsula saffron · third course
Blue lobster glazed with brown butter
The most photographed dish. 4-minute cook, minute-glazing, 48h reduction. The absolute signature.
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Squid ink risotto · Guérande samphire
Line-caught sea bass roasted on the bone
Tribute to childhood: the bass her grandfather brought back at dawn. Whole roast, carved in the dining room.
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Valrhona 70% · Guérande fleur de sel
Samana chocolate quenelle
The final mignardise. Pure. The only dessert on the menu. Local fleur de sel, no complication.
Convictions
Five rules, never negotiated.
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The sea decides. We translate.
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No menu card. One menu only. Every morning, the catch.
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Price doesn't reflect emotion. It reflects the product.
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The dining room: twelve covers. Not one more.
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The kitchen is silent. The dining room listens.
