Dotation Jeunes Talents: how Gault&Millau can help you open your own restaurant

Emilie Lesur | 3/3/25, 1:00 PM

While Gault&Millau is renowned for referencing the most talented restaurateurs, it also offers them considerable support in their professional careers. Find out how to obtain the Dotation Jeunes Talents Gault&Millau to open your first restaurant.

Being listed with Gault&Millau is more than just an address in a paper or online guide: it's above all the guarantee of being followed by a label whose reputation is well established. And when you're starting out in the restaurant business, this support is invaluable.

What is the Dotation Jeunes Talents Gault&Millau?

The Dotation Jeunes Talents Gault&Millau acts as a springboard for "setting up your first business".The Guide Jaune surrounds itself with professionals from the gastronomy sector. Together, they are committed to advising and assisting endowed chefs in their life projects, by supporting them with an endowment of products (raw materials and equipment), to enable them to lighten their investments and begin this great adventure more serenely.

Where can I find the Dotation Jeunes Talents application form?

Would you like to open a restaurant and benefit from the Dotation Gault&Millau?Fill in the application form before October 31, 2023.

Which chefs have already been awarded the Dotation Jeunes Talents?

This initiative, set up 14 years ago, has seen the emergence of a number of highly promising, recognized addresses.Chef Alexandre Mazzia was the first to benefit, and remains one of the Yellow Guide's proudest achievements. Discover the complete list of other chefs who have been awarded a Dotation Jeunes Talents Gault&Millau.

Yoni Saada
Noémie Honiat & Quentin Bourdy
Thibaut Gamba
Hubert Duchenne
Nicolas Bottero
Christophe Billau
Elis Bond
Mélanie Serre
Mory Sacko
Laurent Prat
Clément Torres
Louis Festa

Book 109: Le sang neuf de la gastronomie française often refers to addresses resulting from our endowments, such asDeux restaurant by Tiphaine Mollard and Romain Casas, endowed in 2020, who will open their second address at the end of 2022.

Special thanks to our partners: WinterHalter, Rougié, Nespresso, Robur, De Buyer, Bonnet Thirode, Garnier Thiébaut, 14septembre, Elle & Vire, Bewtr, Kaviari, Sysco, Les Trésors de Lizon, Champagne Lallier.

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