Most powerful chefs in the world throw party for Paul Bocuse
When you’re throwing a tribute dinner to the grand master chef Paul Bocuse, founder of perhaps the most prestigious culinary competition in the world and one of the most influential players in the development of nouvelle cuisine, you make sure it’s prepared by a star-studded cast.
That means bringing together 200 of some of the biggest names in the world of gastronomy who collectively boast a constellation of Michelin stars between them.
On Monday night, the “Dîner des Grands Chefs du Monde” threw a party for Bocuse in the city hall of Lyon, France, site of the Bocuse d’Or competition and Sirha, one of the biggest food trade fairs in the world.
Culinary luminaries who attended the event included French chefs Yannick Alleno, Eric Frechon, Pierre Gagnaire, Anne-Sophie Pic, Thierry Marx, Guy Savoy, Pierre Troisgros and Emmanuel Renaut.
In a gold-gilded room, under rows of crystal chandeliers, chefs in their spotless chefs’ coats sat amongst guests in suits and ties, clinking glasses to a decadent Michelin-starred meal.
Under Alain Ducasse’s direction, Swedish chef Matthieu Viannay of two Michelin-starred restaurant La Mère Brazier in Lyon and triple garlanded chef Emmanuel Renaut of Flocons de Sel in the French Alps prepared the appetizers.
American chef titan Thomas Keller, meanwhile, was put in charge of the first dish, while Ducasse took over for the remainder of the meal.
Keller is also the president of Bocuse d’Or USA.
Meanwhile, teams from 24 countries around the world will be competing for the gold trophy at the Bocuse d’Or, known as the culinary Olympics of the food world, January 29 to 30.
