Growning up in a small, typical French family, food is really important. I cooked with my parents, being passionate about simple and tasty french food. I spent my summer holidays in Britanny, in the North-West of France, enjoying life sailing, being on the open ocean and developing a taste for homely style baking. I would buy Madeleine in the « boulangerie » (bakery) on my street after school with
my pocket money. Arriving in Australia, I wanted to share the passion of simple and tasty french food from my background, showing that there is more to French cuisine then just fancy glamourous food. Food for me is about simple and delicate flavours, gathering of family and friends to share and enjoy the tastes and conversation. Thus the idea for Gavé was born. The term « Gavé » has multiple meaning. Traditionally it's a verb which means « to be full up ». But more personally, it is used as a slag word in Bordeaux which is where I met my Australian partner. In Bordeaux, people use the term « gavé » as an adjective to insist something is « fully » or « very » , for example : « gavé bon » : « very good ».
