Top Chefs rewarded by Gault&Millau

Glenn Viel, the new Top Chef 2022 juror

Crowned Grand de Demain in 2018, and today with a Gault&Millau score of 18.5/20 for his restaurant L'Oustau de Baumanière, Glenn Viel replaces Michel Sarran as juror this year, alongside Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet and Hélène Darroze. He has already taken part in the competition as a guest chef on some of the rounds, notably last year, when he mentored contestant Sarah Mainguy for an episode. This year, he is the 10th juror in the history of Top Chef.

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Top Chef candidates, season 13, selected by Gault&Millau.

• Elis Bond

The new season features Elis Bond, endowed chef and Gault&Millau Young Talent 2019. His restaurant Mi-Kwabo in Paris had to close following the Covid. We wish her all the best on the show, which could boost her project!

• Thibaut Spiwack

Alongside him is another fellow winner of the first edition of the 109 Gault&Millau guide (2020), Thibaut Spiwack, for his restaurant Anona, in Paris.

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• Lucie Berthier-Gembara

Last but not least, Lucie Berthier-Gembara, chef of her restaurant Sépia in Nantes, will be featured in the next 109 Gault&Millau guide... That's all, and we'll let you (re)discover her on the small screen from February 16!

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Former Top Chef candidates discovered and rewarded by Gault&Millau

• Sarah Mainguy - Season 12

After making it all the way to the final of last season's Top Chef competition (2021) with chef Paul Pairet's team, this Gault&Millau 109 Jeune Talent 2022 has created a cuisine based on fresh, well-used produce. She's making quite a splash with her Nantes-based restaurant Vacarme.

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• Matthias Marc - Season 12

A Gault&Millau 2020 Young Talent, Matthias Marc made a big splash in season 12 (2021) of Top Chef. His dish "l'apologie de l'excès" astonished the entire jury, earning him the "dish of the season" award. If you'd like to try his cuisine, head for Substance in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His restaurant is often overbooked, so book (very) early.

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• Mory Sacko - Season 11

Spotted by Gault&Millau in 2020 to receive the Dotation pour les Jeunes Talents, Mory Sacko took part the same year in the Top Chef show, eleventh season (2020). He became an emblematic figure on the show, with his audacity and creativity. With MoSuke, the man who started out with Thierry Marx has created a restaurant in his own image. Influenced by his Malian origins and his passion for Japan, his cuisine is unlike any other.

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• Jordan Yuste - Season 11

A candidate in the eleventh season (2020) of Top Chef in chef Michel Sarran's brigade, Jordan Yuste is now one of the Gault&Millau Jeunes Talents 2021. If you'd like to sample his cuisine, head to his restaurant L'Arrivage, in Sète, which he opened in 2017.

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• Damien Laforce - Season 10

Awarded Jeune Talent by Gault&Millau in 2018, Damien Laforce is taking part in the Top Chef show in 2019 (season 10), as part of Philippe Etchebest's team. If you want to warm your heart as well as your stomach, head for Le Braque in Lille, where the young chef offers recipes with plenty of chew and tripe: that's 109 Gault&Millau!

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• Coline Faulquier - Season 7

Coline Faulquier is a season 7 (2016) contestant on Top Chef. The competition was a revelation for her. A candidate who learns to trust herself, until she reaches the final. In 2017, she won the Gault&Millau Jeune Talent award. In her Signature restaurant in Marseille, she offers 2-toque cuisine.

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• Jean-Baptiste Ascione - Season 6

The Top Chef season 6 competition (2015) was a real springboard for him. In 2019, he was awarded the Gault&Millau Jeunes Talents prize and immediately opened his restaurant Petit Gris, on a quiet street in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, where he offers a "canaille" cuisine that's right up with the times.

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• Vanessa Robuschi - Season 6

This candidate from season 6 (2015) of Top Chef has her work cut out for her. Awarded Jeune Talent by Gault&Millau in 2015, she now runs her restaurant Question de goût in Marseille with dynamism and determination.

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• Adel Dakkar - Season 6

Among the 15 candidates in season 6 (2015) of Top Chef is Adel Dakkar, who received the Gault&Millau Jeunes Talents award in Marseilles in 2015, along with Vanessa Robushi for their restaurant Question de goût.

• Steven Ramon - season 5

A semi-finalist in season 5 (2014) of Top Chef, Steven Ramon also won the Trophée Innovation Gault&Millau Nord Pas de Calais in 2016, awarded in Le Touquet. Today, it's safe to say he's a pillar of Lille's new wave. A visit to his restaurant Rouge Barre is well worth it: precise cuisine and good glouglous.

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• Florent Ladeyn - Season 4

Our Grand de Demain in 2013, then Gault&Millau d'Or in 2018, was a finalist in season 4 (2013) of the TV show Top Chef. If you're passing through Flanders, his Auberge du Vert Mont is well worth a visit. The spotlight is on local produce and lively dishes.

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• Tabata Mey - Season 3

Tabata Mey (née Bonardi) took part in season 3 (2012) of Top Chef, and was a semi-finalist. She was crowned Grand de Demain Gault&Millau in 2020. An unusual destiny, given that she was initially destined to work in operating theatres rather than prestigious kitchens. In the restaurant she has since opened with her husband, Ludovic, Les Apothicaires in Lyon, you can enjoy cuisine from the heart.

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• Fanny Rey - Season 2

Our Grand of Demain régionale 2021 and former Top Chef season 2 (2011) finalist against Stéphanie Le Quellec, opened her restaurant the following year, and is still delighting our taste buds with the Auberge de Saint Rémy de Provence.

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