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LONDON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The World's 50 Best Restaurants today reveals the winner of the American

Express One To Watch Award as Marseille restaurant AM par Alexandre Mazzia, the

eponymous location led by French chef Alexandre Mazzia. While well-established

in France, the award marks a special occasion whereby the restaurant and its

team are recognised as rising stars on the world stage by 50 Best. In a dining

space that echoes the creativity of Marseille, AM has become the emblem of the

revival of the city's culinary scene.

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he lived until age 14, Mazzia

moved to Marseille in 2010 to take up a role at the restaurant of Le

Corbusier's Cité Radieuse, where he was awarded the 'Young Talent' award by

Gault & Millau in 2011, an honour which helped drive him towards opening his

own place. AM par Alexandre Mazzia debuted in the city in summer 2014, swiftly

impressing customers and critics alike, achieving three Michelin stars within

an unprecedented six years of opening.

The restaurant houses just 22 covers and serves a menu focusing on vegetables,

fish and seafood that draws inspiration from myriad international influences.

Mazzia's cuisine takes diners on a journey of self-discovery and the chef has

the innate ability to make complex gastronomic creations more understandable.

Unusual ingredient and flavour combinations are reflected in dishes such as

courgette flowers in green satay and saffron beurre blanc and crystallised

seaweed with bottarga, forming part of what the chef calls a 'cuisine of

emotion'.

William Drew, Director of Content for The World's 50 Best Restaurants, says:

"It's an honour to name AM par Alexandre Mazzia as this year's American Express

One To Watch. We have followed the restaurant's success in France in recent

years and are thrilled to be able to bring this wonderful Marseille destination

to 50 Best's global audience and to celebrate Alexandre's unbridled passion and

singular cuisine."

This announcement forms part of the lead-up to the reveal of The World's 50

Best Restaurants 2022, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, with the awards

ceremony taking place at Old Billingsgate market in the City of London on

Monday 18th July.

For media centre registration access, please visit:

https://mediacentre.theworlds50best.com.

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Source: 50 Best