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CHEFS WITH PANACHE - NICE, FRENCH RIVIERA
Keisuke Matsushima
This young prodigy, the most Mediterranean among Japanese chefs, arrived in France at the age of 20, and is now one of the country's up and coming fine dining chefs.
                                                                                                       By Diana Mehl
Chef Keisuke Matsushima
Chef Keisuke Matsushima.

 

How he started.
At the age 20, shortly after having landed in France, he used up his family's savings to discover the best restaurants of France on one side, and famous wineries on the other side, in order to understand what makes a successful business. "I was ten years old when I told myself, I would be a famous chef in my own fine dining restaurant, in France no less," says Keisuke.

On his 25th birthday he opened his first restaurant.
In 2002, Kei bought his first place and opened Kei's Passion, a 22-seat restaurant in Nice. The choice was not random. Nice reminded him of where he came from: the mountains and the sea, a beautiful climate, and not only is Nicoise life comfortable, but it also provides an infinite source of exceptional food and wine products.

He was rewarded with his first Michelin star in 2006. This award pushed Kei to open a bigger place: Restaurant Keisuke Matsushima

 

Restaurant Keisuke Matsushima
Restaurant Keisuke Matsushima, Nice, France.

Keisuke Matsushima
22 ter, rue de France, Nice
+33.(0)4.93.82.2606
www.keisukematsushima.com

Menu Sampler

For starters:
Scallops with black truffle «Melanosporum» 42€
green peas, meringue and puréed,
truffle vinaigrette

On the sea side:
Roasted monkfish
with Pérugine sausage
35€
minestrone: vegetables
and reduced jus

On the mountain side
Baby lamb from Sisteron 43€
simply roasted, salsify and
bay leaf flavored lamb jus

On the sweet side
Lemon compote and meringues 14€
ricotta cheese mousse,
violet flower granité

French wine selections by Kei.

Designed by Jean Grisoni, the heart of Keisuke Matsushima's new restaurant is the kitchen. The main dining room seats 40. At the chef's 8-seat table, in a minimalist room, Kei, himself, takes care of 8 lucky guests guiding them through his culinary fantasies.

Kei's unsurpassed cuisine is characterized by Mediterranean products and flavors, French values and inspiration, Japanese accuracy and sensitivity, Italian in its subtleness, but most of all, international for its freedom.

His unique touch and high standards are felt throughout each step of the restaurant's culinary experience: from the marketplace, to the kitchen, from the taste to the vision, from texture to temperature, from the exquisite presentation to the attentive and efficient service.

Kei's cooking class:
Once a month, Kei offers a Saturday morning cooking class in a relaxed atmosphere. At noon the students sit for a meal with Kei and enjoy the dishes they've just seen prepared, in a three course menu with wines.

   

 


Courtesy: Keisuke Matsushima
Nice Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.nicetourisme.com
French Government Tourist Office, www.franceguide.com

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