Les Grandes Tables

“IN SITU” is a scheme funded and coordinated by the Conseil général de la Seine-Saint-Denis. Under this scheme, an artist takes up residence in a school for several months. The guest artist carries out a personal project in liaison with a class.

 

Tutors: Jonathan Piard/ PhD in chemistry at ENS Cachan

 

Dialogue between schools
When “Les Grandes Tables” organised a residency at Collège Léon-Jouhaux, Livry Gargan, the Conseil Général wanted a class from the neighbouring school, Collège Edouard Herriot, to join in the adventure. F93 was put in charge of liaison between the schools and asked Jonathan Piard to head a project on molecular cuisine.

Workshop:
From November to May, the pupils discovered basic principles in physics and chemistry applied to cooking: jellification, hot and cold emulsions, spherification, etc. Once they understood these principles, they devised a buffet. At the end of the project, the pupils of the two classes spent a day preparing their dishes in the kitchens of the SEGPA unit at the Collège Léon-Jouhaux. The menu was served to guests: parents, pupils from both schools, members of the school community, official representatives, etc.

Outcome: 
The meal was served at Collège Léon-Jouhaud on Thursday 15 May 2014.
The menu:
Still cocktail, Mojito style, sparkling water, mint syrup beads and lemon mousse
Eggs parfait(soft boiled and egg yolk beads),
Black truffle/black olives/poutargue (roe),
Toasted brioche
Whipped dark chocolate cream, pineapple in spicy syrup
Caramel shells and milk chocolate mousse 

LE COURS DES CHOSES

Avec la période de confinement, les démarches initiées en collège ont connu quelques changements, également quelques aménagements et surprises. Le moment est venu de présenter ce qui a été finalisé par les élèves, les enseignants et les intervenants. Cet espace de diffusion rapporte nombre de témoignages visuels, sous des formats à la fois fixes et animés, et invite les visiteurs à une découverte différenciée : en cela par projet identifié ou d’une manière plus aléatoire.