Arnaud VIEL

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"I trained as a chef, but I'm a self-taught entrepreneur", Arnaud Viel points out. After completing a CAP and BEP apprenticeship with chef Jacques Angot, he continued his studies with a CAP in pastry, chocolate and confectionery. In 1989, he joined Pierre Miécaze's brigade at the Sofitel du Cnit, La Défense, for two years. "It was a great experience, a bit of 'nouvelle cuisine'.

When his military service was over, he opened his first restaurant with his mother, L'Auberge de l'Ancienne Abbaye, in Argentan. He was only 21 at the time. "I was barely out of training! Proof of his talent, he was a finalist in the French Dessert Championship in 1996.

"In 1998, I wanted to break free. With his wife Cécilia Viel,he turned around this bankrupt establishment and added 18 rooms. This earned him a "Coup de Coeur" rating in the France 2000 guide. The chef creates a creative cuisine combining land and sea, and even offers courses. Since 2015, the couple have also owned the bistro Le Comptoir de Maria, in homage to their Sardinian and Corsican grandmother. Finally, in 2020, the family opened the hotel-restaurant Les Voyageurs, in Argentan, managed by the eldest son, Julien. After winning the Tradition d'Aujourd'hui du Grand Ouest trophy in 2018, Gault&Millau awarded the chef 3 toques and the Gault&Millau d'Or Normandie 2023.

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Biography & Awards

1971 Naissance à Argentan

1989 Commis, puis demi-chef de partie, avec Pierre Miécaze au Sofitel du Cnit, à La Défense

1992 Chef et copropriétaire de L’Auberge de l’Ancienne Abbaye, à Argentan

1998 Reprise du restaurant La Renaissance, à Argentan

2015 Bistrot Le Comptoir de Maria, à Argentan

2018 Trophée Tradition d'Aujourd'hui

2019 Livre Cuisine et Intuition en Normandie, avec Cécilia Viel (éditions Menu Fretin)

2020 Ouverture de l’hôtel-restaurant des Voyageurs, à Argentan

2023 Trophée Gault&Millau d'Or

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Restaurant Arnaud Viel La Renaissance

Address 61200 ARGENTAN

Chef Arnaud Viel

Cooking French | specialty

Budget 45€ à 125€

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Chef Arnaud VIEL

Restaurant Restaurant Arnaud Viel La Renaissance
61200 ARGENTAN