Our Mission
The institute is dedicated to training both professionals and food-enthusiasts in the art of cooking seafood and marine-based ingredients.
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For Professionals
Rediscover the fundamentals, refine your skills, develop new techniques, elevate your menu, and define your culinary identity—guided by top chefs from France and beyond.
For Food Enthusiasts
Learn to cook seafood, revisit traditional recipes, explore modern interpretations, and enhance your everyday cooking with easy-to-make dishes you can recreate at home.
Our Partner Chefs
MOF*s, Michelin-starred, and renowned chefs—all united by a passion for sharing their craft, their vision of the profession, and their love for fresh ingredients. At the institute, they help showcase Normandy’s culinary excellence.
MOFs (Meilleurs Ouvriers de France) – a prestigious title awarded to top professionals in their field, including culinary arts.
Bernard LEPRINCE
François EUSTACHE
Marcel LESOILLE
Eric CHISVERT
Our Partner Producers
Fishermen, oyster farmers, breeders, market gardeners, brewers, cider makers, orchardists, winemakers, grain growers—their products are the foundation of our programs.
- From sea to plate, elevated ingredients through exclusive recipes
- Strong ties between the chef’s craft and the producer’s expertise
- A lasting partnership rooted in regional pride
With the touch of exceptional chefs, their work gains a new recognition
Discover chefs & producersInstitute Calendar
Producer immersions, upcoming training sessions, recipe of the month, seafood spotlights, open house days, behind-the-scenes stories… the institute offers a vibrant all-year-round program.
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Latest newsFollow the motions, the faces, and the stories. Step behind the scenes of the institute, where every dish tells a story of its land.
They Inspire Us. What About You?
Get to know their passion, drive, and creative energy. What brings them together? Authentic Norman ingredients for bold, rooted culinary creations.