Régis Marcon (born 14 June 1956) is a French
chef
A chef is a professional Cook (profession), cook and tradesperson who is proficient in all aspects of outline of food preparation, food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term (), the di ...
and "Maître Restaurateur". He is the owner of Hôtel ''Le Clos des Cimes'' located in
Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid
Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Bonet lo Freid'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Population
Personalities
* Régis Marcon - 3 Michelin-starred chef, winner of the Bocuse gold medal in 19 ...
in the
Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire (; or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Canta ...
,
awarded three stars by the
Guide Michelin
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since 2005.
Style
His cooking style is regional French cuisine that emphasizes local products such as
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the n ...
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[ (the emblem of his restaurant), ]chestnut
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Description
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s, the Le Puy green lentil and the Fin gras du Mézenc
Fin Gras du Mézenc is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée, appellation of origin for a French cattle-breeding product. It is protected at European level by a Appellation d'origine contrôlée, AOP ("Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée").
Its ori ...
.
Awards
He has won contests including the Prix Taittinger in 1989, the Prix Brillat Savarin in 1992 and the Bocuse d'Or
The Bocuse d'Or (the ''Concours mondial de la cuisine'', World Cooking Contest) is a :wikt:biennial, biennial world chef championship. Named for the chef Paul Bocuse, the event takes place during two days near the end of January in Lyon, France, a ...
in 1995. He was the honorary president of the Rencontres François Rabelais at the Forum Alimentation et Culture in 2008.
He obtained the title "Maître Restaurateur" and is a member of the Association Française des Maîtres Restaurateurs.
Family
Régis Marcon married his wife Michèle in 1978. They have four children and Régis now runs the restaurant together with his oldest son Jacques.Jean-Pierre Marcon
Jean-Pierre Marcon (; born 21 February 1949 in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Haute-Loire's 1st constituency from 2007 to 2012 as a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UD ...
, deputy of the first district of Haute-Loire, general counselor and former mayor of Dunières.
See also
*List of Michelin starred restaurants
Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating sys ...
References
External links
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1956 births
French chefs
French male chefs
People from Haute-Loire
Living people
Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants
French restaurateurs