Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024

The godfather of the Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024: Frédéric Doucet

The godfather of the Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 is Frédéric Doucet. Who is Frédéric Doucet? Ever since his early childhood, Frédéric Doucet has wanted to take over the family business, the Hôtel de la Poste, in Charolles. "In the kitchens, I was fascinated by the way products were processed, and I loved to get my hands dirty..." Read more

Le Gault&Millau d'Or Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Thomas Collomb

The Gault&Millau d'Or Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 is Thomas Collomb, chef at the Table d'Hôte - Lucie & Thomas Collomb in Gevrey-Chambertin. Who is Thomas Collomb? Burgundy needs it so badly! Bridgeheads, great chefs, spokespeople for this magnificent terroir. After the golden generation of Loiseau, Meneau, Lorain, Lameloise and Billoux, the landscape naturally evolved... Read more

Presentation of the Gault&Millau d'Or trophy by our partner Bonnet Thirode

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Grand de Demain Trophy: Maxime Lesobre

The Trophée Grand de Demain Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 is Maxime Lesobre, chef at Château de Courban in Courban. Who is Maxime Lesobre? The son of a butcher in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Maxime Lesobre remembers the large family gatherings of his childhood: "My parents have many brothers and sisters, and there are often a lot of us at the table..." .Read more

Grand de Demain trophy presented by our partner Robur

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Young Talent Trophy: Clément Bourdiaux and Léa Senot

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Young Talent Trophy goes to Léa Senot and Clément Bourdiaux.

Presentation of the Jeune Talent trophy by our partner Elle&Vire

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Techniques of Excellence Trophy: Takashi Kinoshita

The winner of the Trophée Techniques d'Excellence Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 is Takashi Kinoshita, chef at La Cueillette - Château de Cîteaux in Meursault. Who is Takashi Kinoshita? Born in Tokyo in the late 1970s, Takashi Kinoshita came to France at a very young age. "I arrived in Burgundy in 2002, when I was just over 20, to work at Jean-Pierre Billoux's Pré aux Clercs in Dijon", he explains... Read more

Presentation of the Techniques d'Excellence trophy by our partners Api&You

The Terroir d'Exception Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Trophy: Laurent Chareau

The Terroir d'Exception Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 trophy goes to Laurent Chareau, chef at Le Chat restaurant in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. Who is Laurent Chareau? Born in Chartres in the early 1970s, Laurent Chareau naturally turned to cooking when he had to make a decision at the end of ninth grade. "I had no particular taste for classical studies", he confides... more

Terroir d'Exception trophy awarded by our partner Rougié

Trophée Tradition d'Aujourd'hui Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Gilles Bérard

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Tradition d'Aujourd'hui Trophy goes to Gilles Bérard, chef-restaurant Ma Table en Ville in Mâcon. Who is Gilles Bérard? The son of a couple of charcutiers-traiteurs who settled in Sathonay-Camp, north of Lyon, opposite Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Gilles Bérard couldn't escape a destiny that seemed to have been mapped out for him. "My father used to make his own andouillettes, hams and terrines, and I've always watched him cook..." Read more

Trophée Cuisine de la Mer, des Lacs et des Rivières Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Jean-Claude Walter

The winner of the Cuisine de la Mer, des Lacs et des Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 trophy is Jean-Claude Walter, chef at Chez Gervais restaurant. Who is Jean-Claude Walter? Jean-Claude Walter is not one to sit back and relax. Alsatian by birth, he learned the basics of the trade at the lycée hôtelier in Thann, then at the hotel-restaurant La Verte Vallée in Munster, before joining Dominique Le Stanc's brigade at the Negresco in Nice. He's also a professional fisherman... Read more

Presentation of the Cuisine de la Mer, des Lacs et des Rivières trophy by our partners Kaviari

Trophée Pâtissier du Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Fabrice Gillotte

The Trophée Pâtissier of the Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 is Fabrice Gillotte, pastry chef at Fabrice Gillotte in Dijon. Who is Fabrice Gillotte? Trained as a pastry chef, Fabrice Gillotte has been considered one of France's most gifted chocolatiers for some thirty years. Meilleur ouvrier de France chocolatier-confiseur in 1990 (the year this speciality was created in the competition), the man who remembers starting out in a tiny workshop with simple household equipment... Read more

Presentation of the Pâtissier trophy by our partner Nespresso

Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Sommelier Trophy: Catherine Fassenet

The Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Sommelier Trophy goes to Catherine Fassenet, sommelier at Château du Mont Joly in Sampans. Who is Catherine Fassenet? Daughter of Marie and Denis Chevassu, Jura winegrowers in the Château-Chalon appellation, Catherine Fassenet is the second of four daughters.Naturally," she says, " all four of us were immersed in the world of wine from an early age..." Read more

Sommelier trophy awarded by our partner Divineo

Trophée Accueil du Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Cédric Servain

The Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Welcoming Trophy goes to Cédric Servain, from Maison Lameloise in Chagny. Who is Cédric Servain? My father wasn't an owner, but a chef," says Cédric Servain, " and, like my mother, he always instilled in me the value of hard work. But I was never drawn to the stove, preferring to work in the dining room..." Read more

Presentation of the Accueil trophy by our partner BeWTR

Trophée Jeune Talent en Salle Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Fredy Bonnot

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 Young Indoor Talent Trophy goes to Fredy Bonnot, of La Simplicité restaurant in Nevers. Who is Fredy Bonnot? Trained as a baker-pastry chef, Fredy Bonnot never really practiced his specialty :"I moved around a bit before coming back to settle in my hometown, Nevers. I had contacts and friends there, and my aim was to set up my own restaurant..." Read more

Our partner Eternum presents the Accueil trophy

Trophée Cuisine des Prairies et des Pâturages du Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 : Pierre Granger

The Cuisine des Prairies et des Pâturages Trophy for the Gault&Millau Tour Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2024 goes to Pierre Granger, chef at La Forge in Chalon-sur-Saône. Who is Pierre Granger? Few of the Gault&Millau chefs who have gone into the restaurant business after a career change have been CPE (Conseiller Principal d'Education) in their first life, like Pierre Granger... Read more