The château team
Gourmet restaurant in Aix-en-Provence
Attentive, friendly and just as professional, the team at the Château de la Pioline brasserie welcomes you in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Whether in the dining room or on the shady terrace, we are all committed to providing you with friendly lunches in the exceptional setting of the château in Aix-en-Provence.
The Château de la Pioline team
Experience and confidence
This experienced cook returned to work alongside the Chef in June 2022, after an initial four-year stint at Château de la Pioline. Vassily Morineau, now the Chef's right-hand man in the kitchen and confidant, has travelled to the four corners of France, building up a wealth of experience and exacting know-how.
Originally from Bourg-d'Oisans, at the foot of Alpe d'Huez, he trained at the Lesdiguières Hotel School in Grenoble, before heading off to Corsica and Paris.
In the capital, he discovered several restaurants and Chefs, before joining the team as Second in Command, which earned him a star at Les Tablettes restaurant of Chef Jean-Louis Nomicos.
In Provence, he opened the Renaissance Hotel with Jean-Marc Bonzo, and then met Chef Reboul.
He stayed at his side for four years, before leaving for two years, only to return to Château de la Pioline to take up the challenges of this daring, gastronomic restaurant!
Consistency and precision
After a career punctuated by stays in top restaurants, this native of Provence returned to his homeland in 2016 at Château de la Pioline.
During his studies at the Ferrandi School of Management in Paris, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, he first worked in the Pré Catelan (3 stars) under the direction of Frédéric Anton (MOF 2000), then in a 5-star hotel in the south of England, before moving to La Rochelle where he worked with Johann Leclerre (MOF 2007).
With his diploma in hand, he settled down in Bordeaux at the Gabriel alongside François Adamski (MOF 2007) as chef de rang and then maître d’.
In this Aix-en-Provence dining room, he ensures that every customer fully enjoys the culinary experience of Chef Reboul. Professionalism, rigour and precision in service are the strengths of this maître d' who has found in this gastronomic restaurant the perfect setting in which to express his savoir-faire.
Joviality and discretion
Always with a smile on his face, Christophe has joined our team to prepare for you the most breath-taking of starters.
Modest and cheerful, he also just happens to share the same passions as
the Chef: gastronomy and cycling.