Playfulness and curiosity—where Japanese soul meets French craft
Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, France
Born in 1990 in Kanagawa, Japan. Marie Yamakawa's path to French gastronomy began with one question: what happens when Japanese intuition meets French precision?
She answers it daily at Restaurant Marcon, a 3-Michelin-star establishment in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid. Her philosophy—“playfulness and curiosity” (遊び心と好奇心)—produces dishes that carry personal narrative and social commentary alongside extraordinary flavour.
Previously: Chef at Du vin hachisch, Kanagawa (2021–2022)
Quality, seasonality, terroir. Each element selected with Japanese reverence and French regional knowledge.




French classical technique refined through Japanese precision.








Each plate tells a story—from conceptual art to refined French classics.
Fan shrimp and clam tortellini symbolizing women breaking barriers, rice tuiles as broken glass ceilings and ocean foam.
Chicken liver pâté with Sichuan pepper, bone broth and dashi jelly layers, buckwheat honeycomb tuiles.






















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Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid, France