Discover without further delay the career and inspirations of Delphine, founder of La Maison Plisson.

YOUR JOURNEY

• Delphine, you have a remarkable career path! You first learned the ropes for 20 years in the world of fashion, before launching out! Tell us a little about your career path.

I started at Agnès b., I was in charge of developing the brand in Asia, it was great! Then I held different positions, trying to discover new fields and to confront myself with different corporate cultures. I didn't see the time go by and my life changed the year I turned 40! The famous milestone!

• What made you want to start a business in food? Did you ever think about starting a business in fashion?

In fact, I always preferred the world of cooking to that of the rag, but in France, when your CV is associated with a sector it is complicated to get out of it. I had to wipe the slate clean to start again, at the moment when I realized that my pleasure in fashion had dried up and that I had to accept it and change direction to find the desire to get up in the morning again!

THE CREATION OF MAISON PLISSON

• How would you define Maison Plisson?

Maison Plisson is a place of life dedicated to common sense and pleasure in everyday food: respect for the seasons, producers, refusal of industrial components, etc.

• What do you want to convey through Maison Plisson?

Maison Plisson allows everyone to take care of their health and their pleasure in order to allow those who wish to make their diet a priority in their life.

• Did your initial idea evolve over time, as you met people?

Not really: I had a very precise idea and motivated by many readings. Only the seasons have an impact on our offer!

• In your establishments, we really feel at home! How do you think of them? What are your decoration inspirations?

I think of them as houses, I don't ask for help from decorators, I follow my instinct, I tell myself that you shouldn't try to please but be sincere, I put on the music that I like etc... After all, you're coming to have lunch at my place!

• How do you choose the artisans and producers you work with?

The 650 producers, winegrowers, market gardeners, breeders etc. who support us are all artisans who choose to respect their know-how, the land, the seasons etc. They are therefore above all humans who are very concerned about our future and our pleasure, and we are very proud to work with them.

• What are the main values ​​of La Maison Plisson?

Transparency, so rare in food, and of course respect for the product and for people. Well, pleasure is still an important dimension for us!

• Your places generate experiences and stimulate our senses, how do you convey all of this in your digital strategy?

We have always communicated a lot via social networks and we make videos of the producers to give them a voice on our website which also hosts the online store. Everyone can therefore know where the products are made and above all, how!

• What advice would you give as an entrepreneur?

Don't waste your energy whining (there are a lot of struggles, bad days, depressing people to talk to. Everything is forgotten) and surround yourself with positive and nice people! Well, and above all: work!

• How do you organize your life as an entrepreneur and a mother?

Like everyone else: one day at a time. We have 5 children at home, from 21 to 3 years old. They each have their own rhythm, their own needs and we manage to find a form of harmony in this immense mess! I have no barrier between my personal and professional life, I spend a lot of time on my phone but I have a secret weapon: I refuse to feel guilty. It eats away at the liver and it serves no purpose. I do my best and I move forward!

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD

• For you, what does healthy eating mean?

Cooking, raw seasonal products that I know where they come from. I never eat industrial products, never out of season. Eating well for me is the beginning of happiness, it is an important source of pleasure in my life and it is my first medicine!

• How is healthy eating representative of French culture?

Our country is rich in such varied terroirs, in such numerous know-hows that this culture has imposed itself in our lives and today attracts gourmets from all over the world who envy us our cheeses, our wines etc.

• The products that will always be found in your fridge?

Of course champagne, we always have something to celebrate or forget! Cheese, my guilty pleasure (not too much in the fridge by the way??), butter with a good homemade bread not far away!

• What is the essential product for you when entertaining friends?

Just put a little attention so that they leave happy with their meal prepared for them!

• The cookbooks that we absolutely must have (in addition to yours 😉)?

I have dozens of them, I pick and choose, I get tired of them, I discover... These days I love the book "ultra easy Japanese cuisine" which gives lots of great ideas! I love Ottolenghi of course and anything that gives me ideas for great dishes to share: I have a passion for stews!

YOU & D+ FOR CARE

• What does this bring to mind for you? D+ For Care ? What is your relationship with food supplements?

I love it! I've always taken it, varying it according to the seasons: magnesium, spirulina, MSM and vitamin E, but also borage and evening primrose oils! I'm going to be 50 any minute, I'm pushing myself harder on collagen and omegas, but also on biotin so that my hair and nails don't get discouraged along the way! I prepare my skin well before vacations in the sun and sometimes even in winter, being very pale by nature...

• Between us… Do you recommend D+ for care to your friends or is it your best kept beauty secret?

Good deals are better when shared!

• What is your mantra? The one to stay motivated no matter what happens in your life as an entrepreneur:

“Everthing is going to be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end! »

• What makes you feel beautiful?

Balance, the joy of living, a glass of red shared with my lover

• Which category of D+ for care women do you recognize yourself in?

The natural and life-centric woman: taking care of myself starting from the inside, the best of nature to have the best of me. THAT'S ME!

Thank you Delphine for answering all our questions. Don't wait any longer to discover La Maison Plisson and find something to delight you!