What it does
Chef Simon combines French-language recipes with technique lessons, tutorials and food references. Its navigation separates ingredient groups, sauces, stocks, baking, cooking temperatures and practical terminology, with daily and weekly menus.
Technique is the strongest starting point. Instead of choosing dinner first, you can look up a method for vegetables, fish, meat, sauces or pastry and then move to a recipe that uses it. The practical terminology and measurement material is useful when a French recipe assumes knowledge you do not yet have.
Menus and seasonal ingredient collections provide a more immediate cooking route. The site distinguishes the chef's recipes from community activity in its Club, where a free profile supports discussion and sharing. Equipment, food culture and a separately promoted AI product also appear; the conventional technique and recipe library is the focused route for reference reading.
Strengths
- Technique lessons are organized separately from recipes.
- Glossary, measurement and temperature references support unfamiliar instructions.
Watch out for
- The main reference library is in French.
Best for
- French-reading cooks who want technique references alongside recipes.
Sources
- Chef Simon - Apprendre à cuisiner, recettes et techniques (Oct 26, 2026)
- Le beurre - fabrication et utilisation en cuisine (Oct 26, 2026)