RAÏNARAÏ

The food

Nomadic Algerian cuisine, born between North Africa, the Mediterranean and the road in between. Spices carried in jars, recipes carried in memory.

Laurent Med Khellout cooks the way a storyteller speaks: each plate is a place, a person, a journey. Come for the food — stay for what it opens.

Laurent Med Khellout — The Nomadic Culinary Artist

Laurent is a character in his own right. He draws on his creativity to constantly imagine, invent and create new dishes. He sees himself as an artist before a cook, allowing spices, colours and aromas to guide his inspiration.

His strength lies in bringing together spices and flavours from around the world, combining them until they find a unique and harmonious balance on the palate. Every dish becomes a composition, every menu a new story.

With Laurent, every bite is a journey — through cultures, encounters and the paths of the nomad. His cuisine is not simply about eating; it is an invitation to travel through a menu.

Laurent Med Khellout at work in the kitchen

From the pass

Plates from RAÏNARAÏ

Table of RAÏNARAÏ mezze: couscous, zaalouk, olives, flatbread and tagine — The shared table

Plated dish with caramelised onions, spinach and pomegranate — Plated for the Nomad Table

Terracotta pots filled with spices at RAÏNARAÏ — The spice pots

Slow-cooked aubergine with mushrooms and sprouts — Aubergine, slow-cooked

Roasted pepper with spinach, goat cheese and walnuts — Pepper, chèvre & walnut

Glazed spiced carrots with broccoli in a stone bowl — Spiced carrots

From the nomad kitchen

Chorba of the roadTomato, chickpea, coriander, ras el hanout
Zaalouk & flatbreadSmoked aubergine, garlic, cumin
Couscous of the oasisSeven vegetables, saffron broth
Merguez & harissaGrilled over charcoal, preserved lemon
Orange blossom semolinaDates, almond, olive oil
Mint tea ritualPoured high, three times

The menu travels with the seasons and the guest chefs.

The book

Ras el Khellout

Spices, recipes and stories of nomadic cuisine — and the visual grammar that gives the Maison its colours: sand, cream, terracotta, olive and deep blue.