Chef Mayana Elbaz

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I am a passionate chef currently working in Bordeaux.

My love for cooking comes from my mother who gave me her passion and teached me all her tips and tricks. She wanted me to understand what makes cooking such a fun time.

From a young age I have developed my passion for cooking through different experiences in gastronomic restaurants such as La Maison Kammerzell and L’Amuse Bouche in Strasbourg, France. Backpacking around the world for a year, I took cooking class in every country I went; what better way to understand a culture than learning about its food and cooking techniques.

For me, cooking is...

For me, cooking is before all a passion. This passion turned into a job when I discovered that many people loved what I was doing.

I learned to cook at...

After a formation and many internship in restaurants, I started doing cooking classes for travelers in Bordeaux as well as Private Chef

A cooking secret...

Be passionate! I daily want to improve my skills and learn new recipes. The secret ingredient is only the love of what I am doing.

My menus

The Authentics (vegetarian menu)

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FIRST COURSE

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Farmer’s market salad and chèvre chaud toast

Oignon tartelette and its green salad

Egg en meurette (poached eggs in a red wine sauce)

MAIN COURSE

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Candied stuffes tomatoes à la provençale, thyme and jasmin rice, mint pesto

Ratatouille en mille-feuilles, crispy polenta bites, sauce vierge

Ricotta, black garlic and basil Ravioles, sauteed spinach, parmesan emulsion

DESSERT

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Fine French apple tart

La Crème brûlée

Brasilian chocolate variation in three ways

Le Gourmet

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Bouchées de Jambon Serrano, noix, chèvre frais & Petits feuilletés de saumon

FIRST COURSE

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Crème de potiron, champignons sautés au beurre, ruban de parmesan

Foie gras de la ferme de Vertessec sur son pain d'épice alsacien, chutney d'oignons caramélisés, lamelles de figues confites

Velouté d’huîtres au safran, allumettes de pain de campagne doré au beurre

MAIN COURSE

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Agneau en gigot rôti au pesto, pommes Rattes rôties dans son jus, fruits cuits aux épices de Noël

Bar au champagne sur lit de fondu de poireaux, pommes château

Magret de canard du Sud Ouest, sauce bordelaise, petits légumes glacées, pommes nouvelles au romarin

DESSERT

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Galette des rois à l'assiette façon chausson aux pommes et cidre brut

Tartelette au citron meringuée

Chocolat en trois façon (mousse, tartelette & moelleux)

De l'océan à la table

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Crabe en beignés, sauce Remoulade, salade mikado acidulée pommes et céleri

Saumon frais en tartare, pomme granny smith, citron vert & coriandre

Carpaccio de Saint-Jacques, éclats d'amandes, baies roses, vinaigrette d'agrume

MAIN COURSE

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Saumon en croûte, sauce à l'aneth, accompagné de petits légumes glacés

Canon de truite, sauce riesling, gressin au sésame noir et petit flan de légumes verts, pommes tournées rissolées

Lieu noir en filet recouvert de ses écailles de pommes Ratte sur lit de poireaux, sauce beurre blanc

DESSERT

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Tarte fine aux pommes

Feuillantine de fruits rouges

Entremet au trois chocolats

Mediterranean

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Goat cheese Involtini

Mediterranean journey: assortment of 3 salads

Candied bell pepper tartelette

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Sea bass à la Provençale and its rice

Milanese Osso Buco

Mushroom and parmesan creamy Risotto

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Tiramisu

Orange Catalane cream

Apricot Amandine Tarte

From ocean to table

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Smoked salmon roulade on a bed of fresh salad

Shrimp Croustade

Crab cakes with Remoulade Sauce, Apple & Celery Slaw

MAIN COURSE

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Trout "Canon" in its Riesling Sauce, black sesame breadstick & small vegetables

Saithe fillet in Ratte potato scale

Crusted salmon, dill sauce, and seasonal vegetables

DESSERT

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Fine French apple tart

Three chocolates mousse

Strawberries Napoleon

Gourmet Menu (6 courses meal)

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Automne velouté

Salmon feuilleté

Raw Ham & Nuts Nibble

FIRST COURSE

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Scallop carpaccio and truffles

Foie-Gras with its onion chutney

Salmon Tartar, granny smith apples, lime & coriander

MAIN COURSE

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Mint Leg of Lamb with christmas spiced fruits and roasted potates

Duck a l'orange, Mash potatoes and seasonals vegetables

Champagne Fish Bar on a bed of leak

DESSERT

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Chestnut cream Tiramisu

Red fruits "Feuillantine"

Brasilian chocolate variation in three ways

Holiday's menu

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Salmon gravlax, Verinne of Foie Gras, Raw Ham & Nuts Nibble

FIRST COURSE

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Egg en meurette (poached eggs in a red wine sauce)

Scallop carpaccio and truffles

Oysters Veloutée with Safran

Foie-Gras with its onion chutney

MAIN COURSE

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Trout "Canon" in its Riesling Sauce, black sesame breadstick & small vegetables

Foie-gras stuffed Roast Beef, black trumpet mushroom and new potatoes

Honey Leg of Lamb with christmas spiced fruits and roasted potates

Cider & truffles Chapon

DESSERT

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Individual Yule Log

Seasonal Pavlova

Chirstmassy Black-Forest cake

Red-fruits "Feuillantine"

The Authentics

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All inclusive

FIRST COURSE

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Farmer’s market salad and chèvre chaud toast

Oignon tartelette and its green salad

Egg casserole (oeuf cocotte)

Automn velouté

MAIN COURSE

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Sea bass à la Provençale and its rice

Classic Boeuf Bourguignon

Chicken supreme with its Hunter sauce, ratatouille and gratin dauphinois

Crusted Salmon, lemon sauce, Vichy carrots and roasted vegetables

DESSERT

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Fine French apple tart

La Crème brûlée

La Mousse au chocolat

Seasonal fruit Clafoutis

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Chef Mayana's reviews

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Chef Mayana and helper did a fantastic job. They work effectively and were very professional and very sweet and polite. We were all very impressed. Thank you for a great experience!