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© Emmanuel Nguyen Jean-François Piege Thoumieux / Paris
Quite Simply
Since its opening in the very chic and diplomatic 7th arrondissement, all of Paris rushes to Thoumieux (the brasserie and the eponymous restaurant). If the Michelin starred Jean-François Piège practices his art in the fancier districts, he is also a very popular figure, as member of the Top Chef jury,…
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© Emmanuel Nguyen Emmanuel Renaut Flocons de sel / Megève
Nature of a Chef
Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) and Compagnon du Tour de France (Companion of Tour de France), Emmanuel Renaut has been awarded with a 3rd Michelin star in 2012.Trained in Paris, he starts his career at l’Hôtel de Crillon’s restaurant, Les Ambassadeurs, alongside Christian Constant. He joins Marc Veyrat…
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© Emmanuel Nguyen Thibault Sombardier Antoine / Paris
Like a fish in water
At 28 years old, with one Michelin star and the looks of a movie star, Thibault Sombardier has a bright future ahead of him and already the ease of the greats. He plays with a neo classical répertoire and is the captain on board of Antoine, his restaurant anchored in…
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© Emmanuel Nguyen Davy Tissot Les terrasses de Lyon / Lyon
The taste of effort
The Sicilian flavours that Davy Tissot received as a heritage from his grandmother run through in his DNA soaked in Mediterranean sun and insular beauty. A bad wound forcing him to give up a career in sports, Davy sets a new challenge for himself: gastronomy. A rather promising new fate…
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© Emmanuel Nguyen David Toutain Indenti-T / Paris
The return of the Prodigal chef
That David Toutain fell into cooking was pure serendipity, merely following a classmate. A few years later, something clicks and he finds in it
a meaning for his life
. With a second training internship at Bernard Loiseau's, he leaves behind him his native Normandy and his parents’ farm. At 20…
