The Michelin Guide revealed this Monday its new distribution of stars in France. At just 34 years old, Fabien Ferré has become the youngest French chef to be awarded the maximum score by the red guide for his restaurant Table du Castellet, located near the Côte d’Azur. He is also the third chef in history to go from zero to three stars in just one year.
This son of pastry-chocolatiers and grandson of farmers, creates a cuisine based on Mediterranean products, fish, shellfish and vegetables that he himself buys in local markets and which he presents with a very peculiar aesthetic that is reminiscent of the paintings of Matisse in Provence, highlighted by Michelin.
Also getting the coveted three stars was the restaurant Le Gabriel, by chef Jérôme Banctel, which is located in the exclusive 8th arrondissement of Paris. In it, Banctel reaffirms his unique culinary personality with two tasting menus, the guide states: “Virée”, a tribute to his native Brittany, and “Périple”, an invitation to travel the world. In this way, there are now 30 establishments in the country that make up the three-star club.
The new edition of the Michelin Guide also has eight new restaurants with two stars, so in France there are already 75 proposals that make up this category. Some of the new additions are Le Jules Verne, by chef Frédéric Anton, located on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower; Maison Ruggieri, by Martino Ruggieri, which is located in the 8th district of the French capital; or L’Orangerie at Hôtel George-V, run by chef Alain Taudon.
And another 52 restaurants have achieved their first star, of which 23 were new openings. Paris, with 12 new award-winning proposals and a total of 95 one-star establishments, is consolidating itself as France’s leading culinary destination, according to the Red Guide.
