Oxana Cretu is the chef at Inima restaurant in Bordeaux. For Zèta, she opens the doors of her kitchen to us.
A sensitive soul guided by taste and memory. It was after becoming a mother that cooking became a natural choice for her. A fresh start, at thirty, to restore meaning, connection, and sweetness to everyday life.
Her cuisine is a story of balance: between France, the country that welcomed her, and Moldova, the country where she was born.
Our meeting with Oxana
In her testimony, Oxana speaks sincerely about her roots and her quest for harmony.
She recalls her grandparents, their patient gestures, the warmth of a shared meal despite the cold outside. A strong memory: her grandfather, a homemade smokehouse, a duck prepared for hours.
From these moments was born his vision of a sincere cuisine, where every detail has meaning.
At her house, nothing is left to chance. Each plate tells a story.
A tribute to the seasons, to simple products, to the emotions we share around a table.
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Oxana does not seek perfection, but emotion
She cooks like one speaks, with her heart. The best compliment one can give her, she says, is simply: “I had a good time.”
And perhaps it is there, in this simplicity, that all the beauty of his art lies.
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