Guy Savoy (; born 24 July 1953) is a French chef who is the head chef and owner of the eponymous ''Guy Savoy'' restaurant in
Paris
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and its sister restaurant in
Las Vegas
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, both of which have gained multiple
Michelin stars
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.
He owns three other restaurants in Paris.
Biography
Guy Savoy was born on 24 July 1953 in
Nevers
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. In 1955, his parents moved to
Bourgoin-Jallieu, a town in
Isère, where his father was a gardener and his mother owned a taproom that she would transform into a restaurant. After a three-year apprenticeship with the
Troisgros
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It started in 1930 as a restaurant located in Roanne, held by Jean-Baptis ...
brothers and multiple experiences at prestigious restaurants,
[ he opened his own restaurant in New York before opening in rue Duret, Paris, in 1980, which received two Michelin stars in 1985.
He earned his third Michelin star in 2002. In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, La Liste named his restaurant at 11 quai de Conti the Best Restaurant in the World.
He is married to Danielle Savoy and has two children: Caroline (born 21 January 1978) and Franck (born 4 June 1979).
Gordon Ramsay was trained under Guy Savoy, and has described him as his culinary mentor.
He recorded the voice of sous-chef Horst for the French version of the Pixar animated film '']Ratatouille
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'', released in August 2007.
He is on the board of directors of the French Mission for Food Culture & Heritage (''Mission Française du Patrimoine et des Cultures Alimentaires''), which successfully applied for inscription of the "gastronomic meal of the French" on UNESCO
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's .
In 2017 and 2018, he was a member of the Prix Versailles World Judges Panel.
Restaurants
; Flagship
* ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' – Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti – 6th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' – Las Vegas, United States
; Other
* ''Atelier Maître Albert'' – 5th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Le Chiberta'' – 8th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Supu Ramen'' – 6th arrondissement of Paris
Awards and accolades
Savoy received the Legion d’Honneur
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medal in 2008.AAA Five Diamond Award
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, the Forbes
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Five Star Award, and the ''Wine Spectator
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'' Grand Award.
In 2018, he won the ''Prix du Rayonnement Gastronomique Français'' (French Influence Award for Gastronomy).
The ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' in Paris was awarded its third Michelin star in 2002. The restaurant was ranked amongst the ''Restaurant Magazine'' Top 50 Restaurants in the world in 2004 and 2005.
Books
*''Vegetable Magic'' with Guy Langlois, Ebury Press
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(1987)
*''Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook'' (2004)
References
External links
Restaurant Guy Savoy website
Atelier Maître Albert website
Le Chiberta website
Supu Ramen website
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1953 births
Living people
People from Nevers
French chefs
Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants
Restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley