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These one hundred and seventy-four Grandes Tables du Monde, united under their emblem, Cocteau’s Rooster, all possess that certain extra something special. If we go to a restaurant to eat well, we go to a Grande Table to enjoy an experience of heightened finesse. It is with immense pride that the member restaurateurs, under the leadership of association president David Sinapian, and its board members, are presently writing the new pages of a contemporary and festive gastronomy.
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WOMEN AND GASTRONOMY
Founded in 1954, Les Grandes Tables du Monde is determined to remain in sync with the evolution of our society. Aware of ongoing developments, it wishes to commit to improving women’s place in gastronomy and promote, in the short term, gender equality within member restaurants of the organization, and more broadly in the whole sector. Read More
The price 2018
After last year’s event in the bustle of New York City, Les Grandes Tables du Monde Association celebrated haute cuisine at their 64th annual conference in Marrakech. In the heart of the Medina, and against the backdrop of Le Musée des Confluences, the association revealed the list of the 2018 winners of its awards for excellence. Read More
The great restaurant
The great restaurants of that time embraced the same principles we still recognise today. It was simply less culinary and more celebratory. It was a place designed for fun and to be seen in while enjoying simple dishes. Salads and modest dressings still appeared on these menus. Beginning in the 1960s, a new generation of chefs would change the status quo and reinvent this restaurant model. Their names were Bocuse, Guérard, Troisgros and Senderens, and they effectively reinvented this profession. Read More
Tribute to Joël Robuchon
Precision, rigor, and technique. These are the main ingredients of Joël Robuchon cuisine. He, one of the greatest chef, who has died August 6th aged 73. His input is huge on French cooking. Over the years, he has managed to improve and refine classical French cuisine. Coming right after the Nouvelle Cuisine years, Joël Robuchon offered his own take on French Haute Cuisine, with what you could call a neo-classical inspiration. He would select carefully each ingredients, he would push the boundaries of technique with a surgical-like precision on cooking and plating. Read More
A new website
We are delighted to introduce you to our new website. We have entirely redesigned the browsing experience to introduce you seamlessly and effortlessly to the restaurants of our members and do justice visually to the excellence of each.We invite you to explore this global collection of fine dining gems. Read More
The price 2017
The panel of judges assembled by Serge Schaal, all renowned names from the world of gastronomy, chose to celebrate the exceptional career of Louis Villeneuve of the Hôtel de ville de Crissier. This maître d’hôtel was awarded the Mauviel 1830 Prize for World’s Best Dining Room Manager. This was the first year for the Valrhona Prize for the World’s Best Restaurant Pastry Chef, which was unanimously awarded by the judges set up by Jean-François Piège, including the pastry chef Pierre Hermé, to Cédric Grolet (Le Meurice, Paris). Read More
WOMEN AND GASTRONOMY
Founded in 1954, Les Grandes Tables du Monde is determined to remain in sync with the evolution of our society. Aware of ongoing developments, it wishes to commit to improving women’s place in gastronomy and promote, in the short term, gender equality within member restaurants of the organization, and more broadly in the whole sector. Read MoreThe price 2018
After last year’s event in the bustle of New York City, Les Grandes Tables du Monde Association celebrated haute cuisine at their 64th annual conference in Marrakech. In the heart of the Medina, and against the backdrop of Le Musée des Confluences, the association revealed the list of the 2018 winners of its awards for excellence. Read MoreThe great restaurant
The great restaurants of that time embraced the same principles we still recognise today. It was simply less culinary and more celebratory. It was a place designed for fun and to be seen in while enjoying simple dishes. Salads and modest dressings still appeared on these menus. Beginning in the 1960s, a new generation of chefs would change the status quo and reinvent this restaurant model. Their names were Bocuse, Guérard, Troisgros and Senderens, and they effectively reinvented this profession. Read MoreTribute to Joël Robuchon
Precision, rigor, and technique. These are the main ingredients of Joël Robuchon cuisine. He, one of the greatest chef, who has died August 6th aged 73. His input is huge on French cooking. Over the years, he has managed to improve and refine classical French cuisine. Coming right after the Nouvelle Cuisine years, Joël Robuchon offered his own take on French Haute Cuisine, with what you could call a neo-classical inspiration. He would select carefully each ingredients, he would push the boundaries of technique with a surgical-like precision on cooking and plating. Read MoreA new website
We are delighted to introduce you to our new website. We have entirely redesigned the browsing experience to introduce you seamlessly and effortlessly to the restaurants of our members and do justice visually to the excellence of each.We invite you to explore this global collection of fine dining gems. Read MoreThe price 2017
The panel of judges assembled by Serge Schaal, all renowned names from the world of gastronomy, chose to celebrate the exceptional career of Louis Villeneuve of the Hôtel de ville de Crissier. This maître d’hôtel was awarded the Mauviel 1830 Prize for World’s Best Dining Room Manager. This was the first year for the Valrhona Prize for the World’s Best Restaurant Pastry Chef, which was unanimously awarded by the judges set up by Jean-François Piège, including the pastry chef Pierre Hermé, to Cédric Grolet (Le Meurice, Paris). Read MoreFOLLOW US
