Guy Savoy (chef)
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24 July 1953 (age 63) Nevers, Burgundy, France |
| Spouse(s) | Danielle |
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| Cooking style | Nouvelle cuisine |
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Guy Savoy (born 24 July 1953) is a French chef, who is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant in Paris and sister restaurant in Las Vegas, both of which have gained multiple Michelin stars.
He owns four other restaurants in Paris.
Guy Savoy was born on 24 July 1953 in Nevers. In 1955, his parents moved to Bourgoin-Jallieu, a town in Isère, where his father was a gardener and his mother owned a taproom, that she would transform into a restaurant. After three years apprenticeship with the Troisgros brothers, he owned his own restaurant in New York before opening in rue Duret, Paris in 1980, which received 2 Michelin stars in 1985.
He is married to Danielle Savoy and has 2 children: Caroline (born 21st January 1978) and Franck (born 4th June 1979).
Gordon Ramsay was trained under Guy Savoy, and has described him as his culinary mentor.
Guy Savoy's eponymous restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, closed in February 2014, despite opening in 2010 to much fanfare, citing business reasons.
Savoy received the Legion d’Honneur medal in 2000.
The Paris restaurant Guy Savoy garnered three Michelin stars in 2002. The restaurant was ranked in the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world in 2004 and 2005.
The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered 2 Michelin stars, the AAA Five Diamond Award, the Forbes Five Star Award, and the Wine Spectator Grand Award.
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