David Degoursy

David Degoursy co-leads de:ja with Jeanne Satori, whose creative partnership defines the restaurant's unique identity. Degoursy earned the Michelin Green Star in 2023 — awarded to one of only 100 restaurants in France for exceptional sustainable gastronomy practices. The kitchen operates a zero-waste philosophy using fermentation, salting, and full ingredient utilisation; menus are named with haikus rather than traditional dish titles; and the cooking style is described as spontaneous and instinctive, with Scandi-inspired minimalism and bold flavour combinations. The open kitchen faces the dining room through bay windows in an industrial-residential neighbourhood outside the historic centre.