Presentation of the Gault&Millau France 2023 trophies
The annual Gault&Millau awards ceremony for French gastronomy took place on Monday 28 November at the Carreau du Temple, in the heart of Paris. At the same time as the 50th anniversary of the Yellow Guide was celebrated, the list of 2023 winners was revealed at a warm dinner hosted by Alan Geaam (Alan Geaam restaurant), Christophe Hay (Fleur de Loire), Raphaël Rego (Oka) and Étienne Leroy (Lenôtre). The entire evening was masterfully orchestrated by Maison Lenôtre.
The winners of this award ceremony.
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Chef of the Year
Olivier Nasti, La Table d’Olivier Nasti (Kaysersberg)
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Pastry Chef of the Year
Sébastien Vauxion, Le Sarkara (Courchevel)
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Sommelier of the Year
Alessandro Nigro Imperiale, Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat)
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Room Manager of the Year
Hervé Parmentier, Pierre Gagnaire (Paris)
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Young Room Manager Talent of the Year
Enzo Duffet, Paul Bocuse (Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or)
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Future Great
Mallory Gabsi, Mallory Gabsi (Paris), read his portrait
Diego Delbecq, Rozó (Marcq-en-Barœul), read his portrait
Mélanie Serre, Elsa (Monaco), read her portrait
Ingrid Deffein & Guillaume Decombat, Sources (Nantes), read their portrait
Virginie Giboire, Racines (Rennes), read her portrait
Aurélien Largeau, La Rotonde – L’Hôtel du Palais (Biarritz), read his portrait
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Six of the “109” new talents of French gastronomy were also celebrated
Jeanne Satori & David Degoursy, De:ja (Strasbourg), read their portrait
Nidta & Félix Robert, Arborescence (Croix), read their portrait
Tiphaine Mollard & Romain Casas, Deux (Paris), read their portrait
Kevin Alsuguren, Maison Pavlov (Le Bouscat)
Damien Laforce, Le Braque (Lille)
Julien Ayral, La Femme du Barbu (Malbo)
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This year, 7 chefs join the “Tables de Prestige” family (4 toques):
Jean-Luc Rabanel, Le Greenstronome (Arles)
Florent Pietravalle, La Mirande (Avignon)
Julien Roucheteau, Le Restaurant des Rois – La Réserve de Beaulieu (Beaulieu-sur-Mer)
Philippe Etchebest, Maison Nouvelle (Bordeaux)
Christophe Roure, Le Neuvième Art (Lyon), read his portrait
Jean Imbert, Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée (Paris)
Yoric Tièche, Le Cap – Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), read his portrait
Christophe Hay conserve ses 4 toques acquises à La Maison d’à Côté (Montlivault) dans son tout nouveau Fleur de Loire (Blois), read his portrait
Christophe Bacquié (Hôtel du Castellet) having retired, his table was removed from the selection. His portrait remains available
Gault&Millau has also granted 3 scholarships of €12,000 each to help 3 students (one in service, one in cuisine, one in pastry) to study at the Institut Paul Bocuse. A cheque for €36,000 was presented to the G&G Pélisson Foundation.
Thank you to all the partners of this beautiful evening
Laurent-Perrier, Maestro, Nespresso, Kaviari, Elle&Vire, Be Wtr, Domaine Pierre Usseglio, Les Vignobles de Maxime, Institut Paul Bocuse, Robur, Metro, Zeway, De Buyer.
