Plant-Based Chef · Artisan · Alchemist
The Alchemist of the Living
I am Virgile — a plant-based chef in vibrant health, brimming with joy, love, peace and creativity. For 20 years, I have marveled at and shared the treasures and intelligence of Life.
I understood that food vibrates and that we merge with it. Chosen wisely, it nourishes our coherence and illuminates our lives. Chosen poorly, it brings disorder to our bodies and dims our energy.
My vision is simple: that every bite be a conscious act. That the purest ingredients — phycocyanin, ancestral Criollo cacao, saffron, rare honeys — become accessible, desirable, joyful. Not austere. Not clinical. Alive.
“Aligning with nature’s beauty and power — a quality plant diet is the supreme form of therapeutic and regenerative nourishment for our bodies, to pacify our minds and the planet.”
20+
Years of experience
40+
Retreats as chef
100+
Lives transformed
50+
Signature recipes
Certifié · Maison ilā — The Times Top 50 World Spas
Certifié · Centre Harmonia — Retreats & Wellness
Certifié · Vert la Table — France’s 1st plant-based culinary school
Certifié · La Grande Audyssée — Luc-sur-Aude
Founding vision
I am one of the artisans of a respectful, sacred, rich and peaceful world. I see the world becoming plant-based, I see living and raw food dominating gastronomy and flowing into health, medicine, culture.
— Virgile Escalant
From Paris to Cathar Country
20 years of immersion in the living.
2004–2018
Paris — Luxury hospitality & yoga
Years of immersion in Parisian luxury hospitality and the world of yoga. Virgile develops a deep understanding of excellence, service and conscious nutrition.
2020
The Yogics Superbar — The Big Bang
Opening in the heart of Cathar Country of a sattvic and yogic bar — not a simple juice bar but a superbar: superfoods, date pastries, exceptional fruits, raw chocolate tablets with zero refined sugar. The signature: the Yogic SuperBar with spiced raw cacao — the direct ancestor of the Supreme Bars.
2020–2021
Organic birth of the Retreat Chef
The therapists, yogis and conscious seekers who frequented the Superbar invite Virgile as chef for their retreats. The organic birth of the Yogic SuperChef.
2021–2025
40+ retreats — Therapeutic chef
Yoga, personal development, therapeutic, initiatory and regenerative retreats. Maison ilā (The Times Top 50 World Spas), Centre Harmonia, retreats in Spain, Catalonia, Matarranya.
2023
The 5 ILA Bars
Collaboration with ILA Wellness & Regen-X London (John, Denise, Romain). Creation of 5 ultra-technical nootropic bars for the premium international market.
2025–2026
The 6 Supreme Bars
The culmination of 5 years of artisanal crafting: 6 raw supreme bars with raw honey and Criollo cacao butter — for the European market. Each bar is an intention, a blend of signature ingredients and a medicinal honey.
June 2026
Emergence — In the Belly of the Earth
Initiatory retreat in the Aude with Julien. Virgile nourishes the body while the land nourishes the soul.
Venues & References
Maison ilā
Resident Chef — The Times Top 50 World Spas
Centre Harmonia
Plant-Based Chef — Retreats & Wellness
Vert la Table
Certified — France’s 1st plant-based culinary school
La Grande Audyssée
Ecological event — Luc-sur-Aude
The Palette
Mastered Ingredients
Over 30 exceptional ingredients, selected for their biochemical potency and gustatory nobility.
BrahmiLion’s ManeReishiTremellaAgaricusPhycocyanineSafranAshwagandhaRhodiolaMacaGinkgo BilobaGriffoniaGABAMatcha japonaisGuaranaLucumaBeurre de cacao cruCBDVanilleSpirulineAçaïCacao cru Nacional ArribaLait de coco en poudreMiel châtaignierMiel lavandeMiel tilleulMiel eucalyptusMiel acaciaSel rarePassifloreMyrtillesCassisFleurs de bleuet
Medicinal Nutrition
Every plate as a nutritional mandala
Physical
Ingredients that nourish cells, regenerate tissues, support neurotransmitters. Not restriction — power.
Emotional
Saffron for joy, ashwagandha for peace, raw cacao for heart opening. Each ingredient touches a specific emotion.
Spiritual
Eating consciously is a sacred act. When the body is nourished with intelligence, the mind clarifies and the soul reveals itself.
Virgile transmits the principles of food sovereignty and biological autonomy: understanding what we eat, why we eat it, and how each ingredient supports our cellular intelligence.
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The Yogics Superbar
3 route d'Arques, 11190 Serres
Cathar Country, Aude — Southern France
The historic address of the first sattvic bar. Today the workshop where all of Virgile’s creations are born — the source.