Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz, also known by the alias French Guy Cooking, is a French food YouTuber. He makes cooking tutorials involving spins on French dishes with a focus on experimentation, and also makes short-form docuseries documenting his process of learning new techniques and recipes. He runs his YouTube channel in English to reach a wider audience and promote French culinary culture abroad. Aïnouz is a self-taught cook with an

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background with experience in

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. He debuted on YouTube in 2013. His recipes for

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and brioche were published by ''

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'' in London in 2018. He won the award for "Best Food" at the

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in 2019. He is a regular contributor to

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* French YouTubers YouTube channels launched in 2013 Food and cooking YouTubers 1980 births Living people {{YouTuber-stub