Guy Patrice Savoy (; born 24 July 1953) is a French
chef
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who is the head chef and owner of the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant in
Paris, France
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, and its sister restaurant in
Las Vegas, U.S., both of which have earned multiple
Michelin stars
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. He owns three other restaurants in Paris.
Biography
Guy Savoy was born on 24 July 1953 in
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
. In 1955, his parents moved to
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former comm ...
, a town in
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. , where his father was a gardener and his mother owned a taproom that she would transform into a restaurant. After a three-year apprenticeship with the
Troisgros brothers and multiple experiences at prestigious restaurants,
[ he opened his own restaurant in New York before opening in rue Duret, Paris, in 1980, which received two Michelin stars in 1985. Savoy earned his third Michelin star in 2002. In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, La Liste named his restaurant at 11 quai de Conti the Best Restaurant in the World.
Savoy is married to Danielle Savoy and has two children: Caroline (born 21 January 1978) and Franck (born 4 June 1979).
]
Career
Gordon Ramsay
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was trained under Guy Savoy, and has described him as his culinary mentor.
Savoy opened his first restaurant in New York City
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, N.Y., in 1977, then his second restaurant in Paris three years later.
Savoy opened the Las Vegas establishment in May 2006 at the Augustus tower of the Caesars Palace
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Caesar ...
then followed by two breakfast/brunch take-away bars, ''Brioche'' in 2016 at Caesars and then in 2021 at Paris casino. He opened a restaurant at Porto Arabia, Pearl Qatar in 2012 which closed two years later.
Savoy recorded the voice of sous-chef Horst for the French version of the Pixar animated film ''Ratatouille
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'', released in August 2007.
Savoy is on the board of directors of the French Mission for Food Culture & Heritage (''Mission Française du Patrimoine et des Cultures Alimentaires''), which successfully applied for inscription of the "gastronomic meal of the French" on UNESCO
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's .
In 2017 and 2018, Savoy was a member of the Prix Versailles World Judges Panel.
Just days before the release of the 2023 Michelin Guide
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for France, news broke that Savoy’s eponymous flagship restaurant in Paris was being demoted from three Michelin stars to two.
Restaurants
Flagship
* ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' – Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti – 6th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' – Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino resort, Las Vegas, U.S.
Other
* ''Atelier Maître Albert'' – 5th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Le Chiberta'' – 8th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Supu Ramen'' – 6th arrondissement of Paris
* ''Brioche by Guy Savoy'' - Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino resort and Paris Hotel & Casino resort, Las Vegas, U.S.
Closed
* ''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' – New York City
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, N.Y., U.S.
* ''Quisine'', Porto Arabia, Pearl-Qatar
Awards and accolades
Savoy received the Legion of Honour (Legion d’Honneur) medal in 2008.Forbes
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Five Star Award, and the ''Wine Spectator
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'' Grand Award.
In 2018, he won the ''Prix du Rayonnement Gastronomique Français'' (French Influence Award for Gastronomy).
''Restaurant Guy Savoy'' in Paris was awarded its third Michelin star
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in 2002; 21 years later, it was demoted to two stars.Gault Millau
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Points system
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toques and three ''Pudlowski Guide'' plates, and is ranked amongst the "best restaurants in Paris" in the ''Lebey Guide''.
Books
*''Vegetable Magic'' with Guy Langlois, Ebury Press (1987)
*''Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook'' (2004)
References
External links
Restaurant Guy Savoy website
Atelier Maître Albert website
Le Chiberta website
Supu Ramen website
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1953 births
Living people
People from Nevers
French male chefs
Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants