Intercultural wedding

Intercultural wedding: two cultures, one table

A menu that tells the story of both your families, without sacrificing either

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Two families, two ways of hosting

At an intercultural wedding, each family arrives with its own festive habits: its dishes, its spices, its order of service, sometimes its dietary rules. The challenge is to seat everyone at the same table without anyone feeling like a stranger there.

I have cooked many weddings like these: Franco-Chinese, Franco-Japanese, Franco-Brazilian, unions between French and African families, Muslim families with halal menus, and even weddings between a Breton and a Corsican family. Every time, the joy is the same: blending two cultures around a single table.

I do not set two buffets side by side. I look for the meeting points between your two cuisines, then work on them with the rigour of French gastronomy.

"One table, two stories, one celebration."

Two cultures, one table

Your menu is born where these two worlds meet

A refined bite plated by chef Adam Brunet

Your culture

The flavours of your family

African, Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian or from anywhere else: I love bringing these styles together with French cooking. The spices of your home country, the festive dishes of your childhood and the rituals of a wedding meal where you come from become the raw material of the menu. It is this blend of two cultures that makes a wedding so interesting and exciting, for you and for your guests.

My French cooking

South-West France and the Bay

Precise cooking, sauces and plating, oysters from the Bay, duck and fresh produce from local producers: this is the framework that gives coherence to a menu that travels.

Chef Adam Brunet presenting a wedding tower

An example: the pandan wedding tower

For a Franco-Asian wedding, I made a pièce montée whose choux were filled with a pandan pastry cream. Pandan, a plant with vanilla-like notes that features in many South-East Asian desserts, is still little known in France.

The result was a great classic of French pâtisserie that spoke to both families, built entirely for that couple. To me, that is what bespoke truly means: creating the recipe that did not yet exist for the two of you.

Ideas for bringing them together

Tradition	Dish idea	Moment of the meal
Eastern Mediterranean	Mezze and hummus served alongside oysters from the Bay	Welcome drinks
Latin America	Ceviche of fish from the Bay, citrus and mild chilli	Amuse-bouche
Asia	Line-caught fish, fragrant broth and citrus such as yuzu or kumquat	Starter
North Africa	Sweet spices and dried fruit with South-West duck breast	Main course
Your family	The other family's celebration pastries around a tower of dunes blanches	Dessert

Just starting points: every menu grows out of your story and your family memories.

How we prepare it together

Six steps to a menu that is right and heartfelt

Listening to both familiesWe talk about the festive meals on each side and the essentials without which a wedding would not quite feel like one.
I suggest pairingsCouples rarely arrive with recipes: they come with ideas and memories. From there, I make concrete proposals for bringing your two cuisines together.
Respecting every practiceHalal, pork-free, no alcohol in the cooking, vegetarian, allergies: every requirement is taken into account, with the same care for every plate.
Weaving in the ritualsA cake, a drink, a shared dish: I place them in the running order so they find their natural moment.
Tasting togetherAt the tasting, we adjust the seasoning until the balance is just right. Invite a relative from each family if you like.
Introducing the menuOn the day, I explain where the dishes come from to your guests, in French or English: everyone discovers the other culture through taste.

Frequently asked questions about intercultural weddings

Can you cook dishes from a culture you know less well?

Yes. I research, suggest pairings based on your ideas and memories, and test every dish before presenting it to you. The tasting then lets us approve every flavour.

Do you offer halal menus?

Yes, I have already created halal menus for Muslim families. I can also easily create menus that are pork-free, alcohol-free in the cooking or vegetarian. We discuss it from our first conversation to organise the sourcing.

Can we combine several styles of service?

Absolutely: welcome drinks with canapés from both cultures, a plated dinner, then a buffet of celebration desserts, for example. We build a running order that honours your traditions.

Some of our guests do not speak French. Is that a problem?

Not at all. I work in French and English, and I can help you word the dishes in both languages for your table menus.

Tell me about your two cultures

Tell me about your families, your festive dishes and your traditions. I will reply personally within 24 working hours with first menu ideas.

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