Julia Sedefdjian
Julia Sedefdjian grew up in Nice and began a traditional educational path, completing both a CAP in cooking and a CAP in pastry. She decided to work with her future mentor, Chef David Faure, at the restaurant Aphrodite. He encouraged her to enter competitions, leading to her winning the regional gold medal as the Best Apprentice in France in 2011. Under his guidance, the demanding profession turned into a true passion.
At 17, she moved to Paris to challenge herself with haute cuisine and managed to secure a position at Les Fables de la Fontaine. A year later, she became sous-chef and began incorporating her Niçoise roots into the restaurant's cuisine.
At 20, she took the helm as head chef, maintaining the restaurant's Michelin star in 2016, making her the youngest female Michelin-starred chef in France.
In 2018, Julia Sedefdjian opened Baieta, a restaurant offering classic Niçoise dishes. She later opened BÔ, a small dining bar.
In 2019, she achieved recognition with a Michelin star for Baieta, just 10 months after its opening.
