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July 2021
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Vanessa Massé

Sommelier of the Year

Her restaurant Pure & V opened in May 2018 in Nice. It got its first Michelin star in January 2020 and the Prix de la Distinction Sommellerie in 2021. Two prestigious awards for this 30-year-old woman born in Nantes – from Nice by adoption – after working in Belgium, Copenhagen, and Singapore! These days, her establishment offers unique and creative cuisine, a combination of French tradition and Scandinavian inspiration based around food and wine pairing. From the outset, Vanessa wanted to work with Danish and Swedish chefs for their way of working with raw ingredients, introducing taste complexity to simple dishes. The recipes mix no more than three flavours in each dish. Products sublimate each other without hindering gustative appreciation. With two new menus, you will discover top-notch gastronomy for its inventiveness and respect for cooking methods—always perfectly executed. The uncluttered setting reflects Vanessa’s wish to focus on the convivial “feel at home” aspect. A head sommelier by trade, she has chosen to work with exclusively natural wines that she rigorously selects from French and Italian winegrowers. Small producers that Vanessa invited to a tasting evening at the time of her first Salon Nature, organised at the Hôtel Amour beach last May.

Restaurant Pure & V, 15 rue Bottero, Nice

By Mélanie Bobardi

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