Gault & Millau International

France

Number of employees: 50

Number of investigators: 30

Chief investigator: Marc Esquerré

Editor in chief: Stéphane Bréhier

The heart of gastronomy and the “Art de vivre”, Gault&Millau was born and has existed in France since 1972. Gault&Millau France represents 3300 restaurants listed in 2021, 408 Champagne houses, and hundreds of recommended good addresses. Gault&Millau France offers one national guide per year and 11 regional guides. Gault&Millau France has also developed digitally with an increased presence on social networks and a freshly renewed website. The brand also offers several annual events highlighting young talents in French gastronomy and its many regions.

Germany

Number of employees: 6

Number of investigators : 20

Chief investigator : Christoph Wirtz

Editor in chief : Christoph Wirtz

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Germany joined the Gault&Millau community in 1983 and today lists more than 500 restaurants. Germany will also continue to seek out new talent through three regional guides that highlight the restaurants, wines, hotels and travel options in each region. Gault&Millau Germany has recently launched a collector’s book presenting the best wine discoveries of the country. The brand is also present on social networks and offers its selections via their website.

Italy

Number of employees : 3

Number of investigators : 50

Chief investigator: Christoph Wirtz

Editor in chief : Christoph Wirtz

In 2021, Italy offers a gourmet guide featuring a selection of 96 wineries, 133 restaurants, 102 hotels and 174 gourmet addresses. Gault&Millau Italy also wants to share its rich and world-renowned gastronomy on its social networks and website for a real culinary journey, and a guide highlighting 3 regions of the country, among them South Tyrol.

Austria

Number of employees : 15

Number of investigators : 50

Chief investigator: Jürgen Schmücking

Rédacteur en chef : Martina Hohenlohe

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Austria joined Gault&Millau in 1979. From a handful of chefs, the Austrian culinary landscape has evolved to include over 800 restaurants showcasing Austrian gastronomy. The country also pays particular attention to the history of its wines. Gault&Millau Austria also offers a selection of hotels throughout the country. In order to create a real community, various events are organised, but the most anticipated event in the gastronomic scene is the presentation of the guide at the end of each year and the awarding of the Chef of the Year. Austria also honours the Gourmet of the Year, a personality who works for sustainable development in gastronomy. Gault&Millau Austria also tries to bring people into direct contact with chefs, winegrowers and producers and to make haute cuisine accessible to everyone. At their biggest event, the culinary fair, guests have the opportunity to taste dishes from more than 100 top chefs, high quality wines and products from local producers. The events team is already working on new projects, such as a spirits festival.

Switzerland

Number of employees : 14

Number of investigator : 68

Chief investigator: Urs Heller

Editor in chief: Urs Heller

Gault&Millau has been established in Switzerland since 1982. After years of travelling the country to discover its gastronomy, more than 860 addresses considered as the best in the country are listed in the national guide. But Gault&Millau Switzerland has made a name for itself thanks to a strong online presence with Zurichisst, a culinary blog and the Gault&Millau Channel, which demonstrate the success of the digital shift in the field of gastronomy. Switzerland organizes various events throughout the year to honor chefs and culinary professionals. The annual Garden Party in Bad Ragaz is the highlight of the calendar for the Swiss gastronomy community.

Belgium

Number of employees : 7

Number of investigators: 32

Chief investigator : Frank Cops

Editor in chief : Frank Cops

Gault&Millau has been represented in Belgium for almost 30 years now, as the country has offered the red and yellow guide since 1995. Belgium, together with Luxembourg, highlights more than 1400 restaurants, brasseries and cocktail bars in their national guide. The two countries join forces to offer their best addresses to all gourmets. In addition, Gault&Millau Belgium offers a guide to chocolatier and a city guide to the city of Knokke. Through their social networks, their website and the different events organized each year, Belgium honors its gastronomy and its local specialties. Today, no less than 7 collaborators work daily for the success of the project and 25 investigators are active in the field.

Luxembourg

Number of employees : 7

Number of investigators : 5

Chief investigator : Frank Cops

Editor in chief : Frank Cops

For several years, Gault&Millau Luxembourg has been offering a gastronomic guide co-produced with Belgium. More than 1400 restaurants, brasseries and cocktail bars have been selected by a team of investigators. Luxembourg ensures a presence on their social networks and also offers a website where you can find their news, their selections and all their news. Luxembourg joins Belgium in organizing their annual gala and the distinction of their chefs and talents of the year.

Netherlands

Number of employees: 5

Number of investigators : 26

Chief investigator : Luc Hoornaert

Editor in chief : Frank Cops

Gault&Millau Netherlands offers its readers more than 700 selected and listed addresses in its annual guide, and has done so since 2018. But it is mainly on the digital level that Gault&Millau Netherlands stands out by proposing a dynamic website with their selections, by sharing their news and their good addresses notably thanks to a PoP selection or a selection of cocktail bars. The Netherlands also animate their social networks to propose a varied content to their community.

United Arab Emirates

Number of employees : 12

Number of investigators: 10

Chief investigator : Paul Clifford

Editor in chief: David Constable

Since the beginning of 2022, Gault&Millau has been established in the UAE. Now, with three annual guides, a motivated team and hundreds of addresses to discover, Gault&Millau UAE also publishes daily content on its website and social media channels, as well as organising regular culinary events.

Japan

Number of employees : 3

Number of investigator: 30

Established in Japan since 2016, Gault&Millau has almost 500 restaurants illustrating local gastronomy for its sixth edition of the yellow and red guide. In addition, the guide now lists two new regions: Kyushu and Okinawa. Gault&Millau Japan also presents its selections on its social networks and website as well as at its annual Gala.

Croatia

Number of employees : 1 + 1 Consultant

Number of investigator: 9

Chief investigator : Ingrid Badurina

Editor in chief : Ingrid Badurina

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Gault&Millau Croatia has been developing in the country since 2017. It is now 10 investigators traveling across the country to offer readers more than 265 restaurants counted among the best in the country, 105 wine selections and 105 restaurants from the PoP selection, which promotes young restaurants and their universe. The guide is bilingual, available in two languages, Croatian and English. Gault&Millau Croatia also ensures an online presence with a digital guide on their website shared with its community through social networks. Croatia also has a very popular event, their annual Gault&Millau and taste the Mediterranean Festival, a way for them to promote their local chefs and gastronomy as well as renowned international chefs who offer Mediterranean cuisine.

Serbia

Number of employees : 3

Number of investigators : 5

Chief investigator : Mira Semic

Editor in chief: Mira Semic

Serbia has recently developed the Gault&Millau brand. Since the beginning of 2022, Gault&Millau Serbia has been collaborating with new investigators to propose a local gastronomic guide and thus highlight its numerous chefs and craftsmen. Their selections will also be proposed on their website as well as on their social networks.

Slovenia

Number of employees : 17 (external collaboration)

Number of investigator : 7

Chief investigator : Mira Semic

Editor in chief: Mira Semic

Member of Gault&Millau since 2018, Slovenia offers a gastronomic guide with a selection of addresses evaluated by 7 investigators and supported by a team of about 15 employees. An annual Gala is organized each year for the release of the new guide but also to elect the new chef of the year and the new talents of the year. Gault&Millau Slovenia also offer their selections and news on their website and social networks.

Georgia

Number of employees : 3

Number of investigators : 4

Chief investigator : Marekhi Kuprava

Editor in chief : Marekhi Kuprava

Georgia makes its comeback in the Gault&Millau community at the beginning of 2023. Gault&Millau Georgia already has 3 new employees and a team of experts ready to rediscover the treasures of Georgian gastronomy in order to share their culinary experiences in a guide to be published this year. Already very active on social networks, Gault&Millau Georgia is preparing its new website to be launched very soon.

Turkey

Number of employees: 5

Number of investigator: 9

Chief investigator : Gökmen Sözen

Editor in chief : Gökmen Sözen

Turkey has been a Gault&Millau member since 2022 and plans to publish its first guide in 2023. Gault&Millau Turkey makes it a point of honour to discover and promote local cuisine, an authentic cuisine rich in flavours. Gault&Millau Turkey will unveil its chefs and talents from the Turkish gastronomic universe via their website and social networks. A Gala evening will be organised to reward the Chef of the Year.

Czech Republic

Number of employees : 8

Number of investigators : 22

Chief investigator : Miroslav Lekes

Editor in chief : Michaela Zidlicky

Having recently joined the Gault&Millau community, the Czech Republic hopes to introduce readers to the amazing diversity of local gastronomy.

Locals and tourists from all over the world will be able to discover the establishments unearthed by Gault&Millau Czech Republic when the first edition of the yellow guide will be released in the country.

You can also find out more about the many establishments they have discovered very soon via their website and social networks.

Slovakia

Number of employees : 1

Number of investigator : 7

Chief investigator : Miroslav Lekes

Editor in chief : Michaela Zidlicky

Slovakia, which has been a member of the Gault&Millau community since 2023, is looking forward to introducing its chefs and young talents who work hard every day to promote their cuisine.

Thanks to the quality work of the Gault&Millau investigators, you’ll soon be able to discover the establishments that showcase Slovakia’s culinary landscape.

Coming soon: the first edition of the guide, and don’t miss out on all the latest news on their various platforms.

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