Alexandre Gauthier

Alexandre Gauthier was born to be a chef, and at 46, he occupies a special place on the French culinary scene. In 2003, he took over the family restaurant, La Grenouillère, which he transformed with architect Patrick Bouchain into a contemporary venue for culinary freedom and expression. His emerging talent was revealed by the Omnivore guide in 2006. He received his first star in 2008 and his second nine years later. Named “The One to Watch” in The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2012, he was awarded the Fooding d'Honneur and named Chef of the Year with a score of 19/20 in Gault&Millau in 2016. An Officer of Arts and Letters in 2019, he is recognized for his unique, signature cuisine, with the sole focus on the flavors of his region, which he explores in all its aspects, both natural and human. He has been invited to present his cuisine with his teams far beyond Europe: the MoMA in San Francisco, in its restaurant dedicated to culinary works of art, will keep his signature dish “Raviole rouge” on the menu for four years. The opening ceremony of the Paris Games, Villa Medici in Rome, and the Palace of Versailles are the institutional—but not conventional—facade for the years 2023 and 2024. At the same time, the chef has opened four other venues catering to different moments in life, located between Montreuil-sur-Mer and Merlimont-Plage on the Opal Coast. He published two books in 2013 and 2019, Alexandre Gauthier cuisinier, intended as manifestos and catalogues raisonnés. Alexandre follows his own path, outside of conventional frameworks and habits. Little by little, La Grenouillère has been transformed into a place unto itself, welcoming and theatrical, dedicated to a lifestyle that is both eminently contemporary and completely natural.