Gault et Millau is a French
restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics,
Henri Gault and
Christian Millau in 1965.
Points system
Gault Millau rates on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. Restaurants given below 10 points are rarely listed. The points are awarded based on the quality of the food, with comments about service, price or the atmosphere of the restaurant given separately. Based on this rating, high-ranking restaurants may display one to four
toques. Gault Millau does not accept payment for listing restaurants.
Under its original authors and for many years after they left, Gault Millau never awarded a score of 20 points, under the argument that perfection is beyond the limitations of a normal human being. In 2004, two restaurants, both of chef
Marc Veyrat, the Maison de Marc Veyrat (or L'Auberge de l'Eridan) in
Veyrier-du-Lac
Veyrier-du-Lac (, literally ''Veyrier of the Lake'') is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
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near
Annecy and
La Ferme de Mon Père ("My Father's Farm") in
Megève, received this score. In 2010 and 2011, Sergio Herman's Oud Sluis received 20/20. To some, this reflects a fall of standards in the guide after it changed from employing a permanent editorial and tasting staff to using local agents.
Differences with Michelin
There has been discussion about which guide is more important, the
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
or the Gault Millau. In the 1970s the Michelin's continued conservative support of traditional
haute cuisine was challenged by the support of
nouvelle cuisine by the Gault-Millau. Michelin is more popular and therefore more influential, while Gault Millau has been considered more food-focused due to the main system being based purely on the quality of the food. Gault Millau has guides for various other countries, including
Netherlands
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Luxembourg
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Switzerland
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Germany
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Poland
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French Chef of the Year
* 1989
Joël Robuchon
Joël Robuchon (, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France's best worker) in cuisine in 1976. H ...
(Chef of the Century)
* 1994
Roger Souvereyns
* 2001
Luigi Ciciriello
* 2002
Nicolas Le Bec
* 2003
Michel Troisgros
* 2004
Jean-Paul Abadie
* 2005
Arnaud Magnier
* 2006
Thierry Marx
* 2007
Anne-Sophie Pic
* 2008
Jean-Luc Rabanel
* 2009
Léa Linster
* 2010
William Ledeuil
* 2011
Édouard Loubet
* 2012
Michel Portos
* 2013 Philippe Labbé
* 2014
Arnaud Lallement
* 2015
Yannick Alleno
* 2016 Alexandre Gauthier
* 2017
Alexandre Couillon'Alexandre Couillon, Cuisinier de l'Année 2017', fr.gaultmillau.com
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* 2018 Jean Sulpice
See also
* Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
Found ...
* Harden's
''Harden's'' is a UK restaurant guide, publishing print, online and mobile reviews and ratings for both London and UK restaurants. Like New York's Zagat Survey (which no longer has a London edition), the ratings and reviews are based on the result ...
, a similar London and UK guide
* Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of ...
* Restaurant rating
References
External links
The Gault Millau website for France
The Gault Millau website for Belgium & Luxembourg
The Gault Millau for Slovenia
The Gault Millau for Italy
The Gault Millau for Austria
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Restaurant guides
1965 establishments in France