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Louis-Philippe VIGILANT
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Restoration? "It's like a fever, it just hits you, it's a passion," asserts Louis-Philippe Vigilant. Leaving his island home in Martinique at the age of 17, the young chef arrived in Montpellier, where he earned his Bac Pro and BTS. Although gifted in his studies, he was eager to begin his career. "I wanted to be behind the pots and pans, not on the school benches!
And so, in 2006, he joined the Maison Loiseau, working under Patrick Bertron at La Côte d'Or. "It's been a very rewarding four years," he says. After becoming a commis, he left with the title of chef de partie... accompanied by his future wife, Lucile Darosey, then a pastry chef with the house.
For the next two years, he alternated between L'Oustau de Baumanière, in Les Baux-de-Provence, and Le Strato, in Courchevel. Although he enjoyed cooking, the world of luxury did not appeal to him. The couple planned to move to Reims, to Les Crayères, "but Patrick Bertron and Bernard Loiseau called us". And so the chef joined the kitchens of Loiseau des Ducs, in Dijon. He stayed for eight years, during which time he was awarded the Prix Jeune Talent Bourgogne 2015.
Since January 2022, Louis-Philippe Vigilant has been officiating at the Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu. He took over the kitchen reins from Patrick Bertron in September 2023. Both chefs have been awarded the Gault&Millau d'Or Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2023 trophy.
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