Restaurant Manager of the Year 2024: Thierry Pruvot wins the Gault&Millau trophy

Émilie Lesur | 11/6/23, 11:06 PM

Thierry Pruvot, head sommelier at Le Pré Catelan, was named Restaurant Manager of the Year 2024 at the Gault&Millau 2024 Gala.

Forty years of service is something to celebrate! On Monday November 6, 2023, an emotional Thierry Pruvot was awarded the title of Restaurant Manager of the Year 2024. The trophy was presented to him by Kaviari. "This crowns my young career. I'd like to thank all the teams at Le Pré Catelan.I hold them all in my heart," he declared on stage at the Pavillon d'Armenonville. "With all my teams, it allows me to shine every day," added the chef of the Parisian restaurant Frédéric Anton.Gault&Millau salutes his magnificent career at Le Pré Catelan, in Paris, alongside chef Frédéric Anton.

The dining room, a true vocation

From a very early age, the dining room manager worked in the dining room of his family's restaurant. He needed to reveal himself through his work, and is now a leading figure in the Bois de Boulogne establishment.

On the front line and in direct contact with the restaurant's clientele, the floor manager makes a major contribution to the success of a gastronomic experience. This year, four candidates were nominated for the title of Restaurant Manager of the Year 2024. Thierry Pruvot was in the running with Claire Sonnet, of Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse at the Hôtel de Paris, Monaco, Christophe Vuillard, of Le Georges at the Hôtel Grand Monarque, Chartres, and Jessica Chelala, of La Pomme d'Api, Saint-Pol-de-Léon.

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