Paul Bocuse

No nickname can sum up the impact of the pope of gastronomy, Paul Bocuse. This outstanding chef, as talented in the kitchen as in business, was and remains a hero and a model for many master chefs today. Bocuse was responsible for bringing the kitchen teams and their chefs out of their anonymity and into the spotlight and was probably the world’s first celebrity chef. Since his passing, the high-flying team of his namesake establishment (two Meilleur Ouvrier de France chefs and a pastry chef who is a world champion of iced desserts) upholds his legacy: crayfish tail gratin; VGE truffle soup, seabass in a puff pastry crust, Bresse poultry “en vessie”; and a wickedly decadent dessert trolley. The story is by no means over.