Julien ROUCHETEAU
Chef : 1 restaurant Julien Roucheteau is the Chef at Restaurant des Rois at La Réserve de Beaulieu, near Nice. This 2018 MOF tells us about the various stages of his career.
" In high school, I wanted to be a vet. I had an aptitude for it, but I was fed up with school," recalls Julien Roucheteau. His love of cooking led him to make it his profession, an idea confirmed by his apprenticeship at the Maison de l'Aubrac. " I liked the rigor and the military but festive atmosphere," he confirms. After graduating top of his class at Ferrandi Paris, he went on to complete a bac pro on a sandwich course at the Presidency of the French Senate. " I was surrounded by Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (MOFs), and I told myself that one day I'd get that blue collar.
His professional beginnings
In 2000, he joined Philippe Legendre's Georges V team. He stayed for three years, before moving to the Table du Lancaster with Michel Troigros. After arriving as chef de partie, he was promoted to sous chef. " I was 24, I didn't feel ready yet, I hadn't seen enough ". He then spent six months working for Jean Chauvel at Les Magnolias in Val-de-Marne.
in 2006, he returned to Paris for his first position as Chef at Le Diapason, the Terrass Hôtel restaurant. The general manager teaches him how to run an establishment, while he is tasked with rejuvenating the house. In 2008, he returned to the Lancaster on the Champs-Élysées. " Three years after my arrival, Monsieur Troisgros asked me to take over the restaurant. He trained him until 2012, when he became the chef.
Prestige and awards
2013 was a good year: in June, he won the President of the Republic's culinary challenge, then in November he won the Zepter prize. On a dare, he even tried his hand at the MOF competition in 2015. It was a failure, but he successfully tried again in 2019, when he officiated as Chef at La Scène Thélème, in the 17ᵉ arrondissement of Paris.
Since September 2019, Julien Roucheteau has been in charge of the kitchens at La Réserve de Beaulieu. The establishment, which is nearing completion of work to completely refurbish it, proudly displays its 4 toques.
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