Who is Jérôme Banctel, crowned chef of the year by Gault&Millau?

New coronation for Jérôme Banctel after the third Michelin star won, in March 2024, for Le Gabriel, the gastronomic restaurant that he orchestrates at the Parisian palace La Réserve (8th) since its opening in 2015. Gault&Millau, which gives him a score of 18.5/20, has just named him chef of the year 2027, in order to “reward a strong moment in [his] career.”

“If Jérôme Banctel is our chef of the year, it is above all for the level of mastery he has achieved. He has rare ease, exceptional technique and an imagination that allows him to go very far in his cooking. He is capable of anything: if we ask him for the moon, he is almost ready to cook it for us! Today at the top of his art, he still has, I am convinced, beautiful things to explore and help us discover.” explains Marc Esquerré, director of Gault&Millau surveys, which has awarded the Chef of the Year prize since 1980.

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