Food Influencers Awards: The Best Food Influencer French Riviera

Saturday, 9th of April, at Domaine de Barbossi, it took place the first edition of Food Influencers Awards in a very convivial ambiance.

Cooking Show Live, a symphony of sensations

The event started with the Live Cooking Show by the charming Michelin-starred Chef, Jean-Francois Berard. His passion sparkled through his eyes, playing and creating a symphony of herbs and vegetables taken right from his garden where he continues the family gastronomic path, in La Cadière d'Azur, Var.  His sense of connection to every part of his cuisine transports everyone to a world of fine and sensorial experiences. He likes to call it Atomic Kitchen!

Food Influencers' Presentations in front of the Distinguished Jury

The ten food influencers along with the public present at the event were captivated by the craftsmanship of the Top Chef. Each explanation and tasting was made with smiles and convivial passion. The influencers found out about the ingredients he used and the way of preparation.

After the tasting, the food influencers had to present what they ate to the distinguished jury, through an oral and photographic presentation. The members of the Jury were personalities from the Escoffier Institute: Mario d'Orio, Head Chef, Disciple Escoffier, Toc Blanche, Michel Lefèvre, Artisan Pastry Chef, Disciple Escoffier, Cordon d'Or, Culinary Academy, Stéphane Oprea, the President of the Escoffier Institute in Romania, Louis Lagrange, Chef restaurant La Brigade du Goût in La Turbie, Pastry Chef Mathieu Marchand at la Boutique Oasis, Martine Ackermann, President of Child Care Monaco, a heart of gold who comes from a family of Escoffier Chefs and Disciples, Soraya Bahsoun, Côte d'Azur ambassador, Jean-François Berard, Starred Top Chef.

Guests of honor to bring even more sparkles to the event

Among the guests of honor we can mention the Honorary General Secretary, Mr Bernard Louis Jaunet and Mrs Antoinette Petit, former director of the Vignette Haute, Mr Constantin Turchina, Honorary Consul of Romania in Monaco, Mr Stefan de Fay, Consul of Romania in Nice.

The Best Food Influencer French Riviera

After a very tight deliberation, The Best Food Influencer was chosen: Victoria Vinai from @goodfoodaddress_nice. Creativity, precision, visual presentation were among the criteria to be taken into consideration. She is the winner for this first edition, representing French Riviera with an echo to the world.

Andra Oprea, the journalist, founder and organiser of Food Influencers Awards

"A successful first edition of Food Influencers Awards with a lot of work in creating the concept and putting it into practice! I am very proud of what I created and of its results. Now, where will be the next one?" said Andra Oprea, the journalist and founder of Stylezza, organizer of the Food Influencers Awards.

"I want to thank each one for the participation", she continued, "to the distinguished members of the Jury, to the influencers who showed their best, to our partners who showed their professionalism: Maria Zvereva from @goldsaxlady through music, Chef Louis Lagrange from the restaurant La Brigade du Gout a La Turbie for his fabulous aperitifs, Jonathan and Pierre with their concept, Bar a Choux for the delicious cookies, for wonderful instant printed photos by NicePhotoBox, July of St Barth for the great gifts, to the wonderful Domaine de Barbossi, Riviera Golf for being such a wonderful host."

The Best Food Influencer on the French Riviera

And, the award went to ... Victoria Vinai for The Best Food Influencer on the French Riviera. Her page is goodfoodaddress_nice.

C'était un véritable plaisir de participer à cette première édition des Food Influenceurs Awards. L'organisation était parfaite, ce moment de convivialité nous a permis de de faire des rencontres et de partager une soirée avec les jurés, les influenceurs et le public. Enfin, le domaine de Barbossi était un cadre idyllique pour cette cérémonie. Evidemment, je suis très heureuse et émue d'avoir remporté ce prix, surtout devant mes proches. La gastronomie est une véritable passion. Depuis toute petite, les repas de famille ont une grande importance dans ma vie. Chez nous, passer du temps à cuisiner pour son entourage est une façon de dire "je t'aime". Etre récompensée pour quelque chose que j'adore faire est donc un véritable plaisir et cela me pousse à vouloir faire encore mieux.Rêvant de travailler dans l'univers de la gastronomie, j'espère qu'un jour je ferai carrière dans ce secteur !" Victoria nous a dit. 

"I really liked seeing the passion of the food influencers and the professional way they treated the competition. I thank Stylezza for organizing this successful event and we will be honoured to be present for the next editions." Stephane Oprea, President of Escoffier Institute in Romania declared to Stylezza. 

"From the passion of cooking I discovered the passion of the influencers to appeal and attract what they love." Chef Mario d'Orio said. 

When the next edition of Food Influencers Awards will take place? Stay tuned! 

By Andra Oprea