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Gault et Millau is a French restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and
Christian Millau Christian Dubois-Millot, pen name Christian Millau (, 30 December 1928 – 5 August 2017), was a French food critic and author. Born in Paris, he began his career as a journalist in the "interior policy" department of ''Le Monde'' newspaper. In 1 ...
in 1965.


Points system

Gault Millau rates on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. Restaurants given below 10 points are rarely listed. The points are awarded based on the quality of the food, with comments about service, price or the atmosphere of the restaurant given separately. Based on this rating, high-ranking restaurants may display one to four
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s. Gault Millau does not accept payment for listing restaurants. Under its original authors and for many years after they left, Gault Millau never awarded a score of 20 points, under the argument that perfection is beyond the limitations of a normal human being. In 2004, two restaurants, both of chef Marc Veyrat, the Maison de Marc Veyrat (or L'Auberge de l'Eridan) in
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near
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and La Ferme de Mon Père ("My Father's Farm") in
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, received this score. In 2010 and 2011, Sergio Herman's Oud Sluis received 20/20. To some, this reflects a fall of standards in the guide after it changed from employing a permanent editorial and tasting staff to using local agents.


Differences with Michelin

There has been discussion about which guide is more important, the
Michelin Guide The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
or the Gault Millau. In the 1970s the Michelin's continued conservative support of traditional
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was challenged by the support of
nouvelle cuisine ''Nouvelle cuisine'' (; ) is an approach to cooking and food presentation in French cuisine. In contrast to cuisine classique, an older form of haute cuisine, nouvelle cuisine is characterized by lighter, more delicate dishes and an increased e ...
by the Gault-Millau. Michelin is more popular and therefore more influential, while Gault Millau has been considered more food-focused due to the main system being based purely on the quality of the food. Gault Millau has guides for various other countries, including
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French Chef of the Year

* 1989
Joël Robuchon Joël Robuchon (, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France's best worker) in cuisine in 1976. H ...
(Chef of the Century) * 1994 Roger Souvereyns * 2001 Luigi Ciciriello * 2002 Nicolas Le Bec * 2003
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* 2004
Jean-Paul Abadie Jean-Paul Abadie (born 18 February 1958) is a French chef. He was named "Chef of the Year" in 2004 by Gault et Millau and has two stars at the Guide Michelin since 2002. Training and career Jean-Paul Abadie was born in Lannemezan in the depa ...
* 2005 Arnaud Magnier * 2006
Thierry Marx Thierry Marx (born 19 September 1959) is a French chef, specialised in molecular gastronomy. Biography Thierry Marx was born and raised in Paris in the area of Ménilmontant. His grandfather, Marcel Marx, was a Polish Jewish refugee and communi ...
* 2007 Anne-Sophie Pic * 2008 Jean-Luc Rabanel * 2009 Léa Linster * 2010 William Ledeuil * 2011 Édouard Loubet * 2012 Michel Portos * 2013 Philippe Labbé * 2014 Arnaud Lallement * 2015 Yannick Alleno * 2016 Alexandre Gauthier * 2017 Alexandre Couillon'Alexandre Couillon, Cuisinier de l'Année 2017', fr.gaultmillau.com
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See also

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Consumer Reports Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy. Found ...
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Harden's ''Harden's'' is a UK restaurant guide, publishing print, online and mobile reviews and ratings for both London and UK restaurants. Like New York's Zagat Survey (which no longer has a London edition), the ratings and reviews are based on the result ...
, a similar London and UK guide *
Michelin Guide The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
* Restaurant rating


References


External links


The Gault Millau website for France

The Gault Millau website for Belgium & Luxembourg

The Gault Millau for Slovenia

The Gault Millau for Italy

The Gault Millau for Austria
{{Authority control Restaurant guides 1965 establishments in France