Philip TESSIER
Philip was the very first person to put the USA on the Bocuse d’Or podium. That victory might have made him happy, but it didn’t make him lose his head. There is so much room for other things in his life, and he is constantly striving to satisfy his insatiable curiosity; always learning, always open-minded, […]
Tommy MYLLYMÄKI
Tommy Myllymäki undeniably belongs to the young generation of Swedish chefs who have travelled and experienced various culinary traditions but are eager to develop Nordic cuisine, which is increasingly rooted in its environment: simple, direct and self-evident, highlighting vegetables and nature. His grandmother Kerttu’s cooking inspired his passion for his future profession and rooted him […]
Jeppe FOLDAGER
Born one January 1st, maybe that special entry into life gave Jeppe the energy that’s so palpable when you talk to him. And his mother doubtless played a role too. She was a cook in retirement homes and was quick to immerse him in the pleasures of steaming, aromatic saucepans. As a child he could […]
Rasmus KOFOED
Rasmus Kofoed,a native of Denmark, grew up in the old ferry town of Vordingborg, located 100km south of Copenhagen. His love of nature, vegetables and cooking came from his mother who often took him with her while foraging in the forest or along the coastline. His confidence in the kitchen grew while receiving praise for […]
Jonas LUNDGREN
Jonas remembers his first gastronomic sensation perfectly well. “It was in Norrland, in the north of Sweden. I ate blueberries, fresh-picked in the woods, and served with homemade vanilla ice-cream”. He loves products from his own country but is more than happy to work abroad to benefit from contact with other cultures: The French Laundry […]
Tom Victor GAUSDAL
It could be said that Tom Victor Gausdal fell into the “magic cauldron” of competition from the earliest age! He started out as an apprentice at the Statholdergaarden (the restaurant run by Bent Stiansen, Bocuse d’Or 1993) and then, several restaurants later, he was assistant to Odd Ivar Solvod when he came to Lyon to […]
Franck PUTELAT
Franck Putelat comes from the Jura and started his career in traditional manner in his region by acquiring the CAP and BEP diplomas. From the outset, he showed a great determination to rise to the top. At the age of only 17, he was hired at the kitchens of the Hôtel de France in Les […]
Henrik NORSTRÖM
Henrik felt greatly honoured to be chosen to represent Sweden in the 2001 Bocuse d’Or and he put his heart and soul into winning the Bocuse d’Argent, which he says” shone as warmly in my eyes as the Bocuse d’Or, as I was so happy to participate in this competition!” He also considers winning the […]
Yannick ALLENO
After training at the Royal Monceau and Drouant, Yannick Alléno’s skills are the result of the purest Parisian culinary tradition and he has a penchant for sophisticated cuisine with classical French roots to which he brings a zest of youth. After working at the Scribe, where he earned a second star from the Michelin Guide, […]
