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Le Chef's Wife

A practical guide to living a French Riviera Inspired Life 

I invite you to follow along for helpful tips on how to live a French Riviera Inspired life, wherever you are. The French Riviera is a mindset, une manière d’être, more than just a destination. In my experience, it is about living each day as if it was that perfect summer day that you never want to end. Sun kissed, deliciously slow and luxurious with soupçon of glamor.

ABOUT LE CHEF’S WIFE

Bonjour! My name is Anina Belle Giannini. I am a Canadian/American girl who grew up in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia and went to Nice, France on a study exchange and fell in love with a French Chef. I have always been enamoured with the culture of the South of France, thanks to discovering Peter Mayle’s books as a teenager. It is the 8 years that Le Chef and I spent living in Nice and Antibes that gave me a passion for keeping the warmth and joie de vivre of the French Riviera with me, wherever we are. Le Chef and I built our careers in luxury hotels which has allowed us to live and work in Monaco, Nice, Juan-les-Pins, Montreal, Québec & now Washington, DC. In October 2017 we were blessed with our daughter, Valentina and in September 2020, our son, Pierre.

Follow along for French cooking tips and tricks from a French Chef, made simple, so that you can use them in your own household in the midst of full lives.

ABOUT LE CHEF
Le Chef Sébastien Giannini at the French Embassy in Washington, DC

Sébastien Giannini was born and raised in the South of France in the Port town of Toulon. Le Chef was inspired by watching his grandmother go to the market every day and cook extraordinary meals using fresh, local ingredients. At the age of 14 he started working in Michelin starred kitchens in Saint Tropez and then in Courchèvel at Le Kintessence. His first role as Chef de Cuisine was in a restaurant in Cannes and by 23 years old was the youngest Executive Chef of a 5 star hotel in France at L’Auberge de la Vignette Haute in Auribeau-sur-Siagne. Sébastien has held the position of Executive Chef at luxury hotels in 3 countries including at Le Meridien Nice, The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, The W Montreal, The St Regis DC, The Watergate DC and most recently, The Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC.

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In my Instagram profile you can follow along for daily moments in the life of a Chef’s Wife and new Mom.

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RECIPES

I love to share the cooking tips and tricks I have picked up over the years living with, and cooking for, a Chef.

TRAVEL

Le Chef and I love to travel and have a particular fondness for destinations with great food & wine.

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Bonjour! My name is Anina Belle. I am a Canadian/American working mom who went on a study exchange to the South of France in my early twenties and fell in love with a French Chef. We were married in Nice and now live in Washington, DC with our toddler daughter with another baby on the way! Our time in France gave me a deep appreciation for French food and the French joie de vivre. Read More

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« Pocher » as in « Asperges vertes pochées, « Pocher » as in « Asperges vertes pochées, accompagnées d’une petite vinaigrette au Champagne et citron » or « poached asparagus with a Champagne Citrus Vinaigrette »that I will be cooking for Saturday’s cooking demonstration with @afwashington_dc . There is still time to register (link in bio), participation is only $5 and all proceeds go to Alliance Française. Who is joining me? #cookingdemonstration #cookingclass #frenchcooking #frenchwords
A question for all you Mamas - at what age did you A question for all you Mamas - at what age did you move your babies to their own rooms? Our pediatrician suggested 9 months old, but I would give anything for a full night’s sleep at this point... #4monthsleepregression #stillregressing #motherhood #sotired
Super simple recipe for oven baked Branzino with s Super simple recipe for oven baked Branzino with sauce Vierge is now up on le blog (link in bio). 25 minutes total for a delicious, light meal with flavors of the French Riviera 🇫🇷💙🍋. Bon Appétit mes amis. #branzino #loupdemer #ovenbaked #mediterraneandiet #frenchriviera
The Poached Asparagus with a Champagne Citrus Vina The Poached Asparagus with a Champagne Citrus Vinaigrette recipe @lechefsebastien and I created for @edible_dc last year is up on the blog. If you are joining us for the cooking demonstration with @afwashington_dc , we will be opening with this dish! I am so in love with these photos by the talented @thejenchase 💙 Link in bio #springrecipes #asparagus #frenchcooking #foodiefriday #francophile
Want to learn to cook this menu? I am hosting a vi Want to learn to cook this menu? I am hosting a virtual French Riviera Spring themed cooking demonstration, Saturday April 17th, 3pm. Registration is $5, all benefits go to @afwashington_dc . Reservation link is in their bio. @lechefsebastien will, very gratefully, be lending me a hand. ❤️Who is ready for a taste of the South of France ? 🇫🇷 🍋 🥖 🥂 #cookingclass #frenchriviera #frenchcooking #cookinginfrench #francophile #frenchfood
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