All NewsAt Le Sarkara, the pastry restaurant with 2 Michelin stars at Le K2 Palace in Courchevel, chef Sébastien Vauxion creates deeply affecting dishes, taking his cuisine to a genuinely unprecedented level. Between the frontiers of savoury and sweet, Sébastien Vauxion has developed a subtle, streamlined style which occupies a seemingly invisible space in the world of Michelin-starred cooking. But it’s precisely this space which Sébastien Vauxion explores in his pastry dishes, straddling both culinary worlds, with all the impressive agility of a tightrope walker. Playing with the duality of extremes, from sourness and bitterness to natural sweetness and saltiness, with citrus fruit as a central element and hot and cold temperatures, the chef leverages the potential of a world which has never previously been explored.
With his avant-garde approach, his pastry dishes are an astonishingly epic story, bending the rules to create something entirely new. Chervil mingles with grapefruit, while button mushrooms are paired with coconut milk. Although there’s the traditional timeline of a starter, a main course, a cheese course and a dessert, served with stunning wine, saké and tea pairings, no words will ever suffice to describe the incredible emotions sparked by this culinary experience. Simply take a seat at Le Sarkara** and enjoy the story told by Sébastien Vauxion. The chef leads the way, guiding diners on this adventure with his heightened appreciation of different flavours, driven by his ability to take desserts to the ultimate culinary heights in a unique world of his own creation. Requiring trust and a willingness to surrender, making the most of the experience at Le Sarkara** means accepting the possibility of being disoriented, rethinking what a meal is and, along the way, exploring the potential of this new world.
Now open for dinner, the pastry restaurant Le Sarkara** continues to pioneer the new cuisine of the 21st century, dismantling traditional styles and blurring boundaries. A disconcerting yet profound experience which must be embraced wholeheartedly, all in the luxurious surroundings of Le K2 Palace. Learn more about Le Sarkara