Christian Delouvrier

Christian Delouvrier

The Chefs Connection: What was your first job in food? Christian Delouvrier: After Hotel School in Toulouse, I went to Paris as a commis at the Café de la Paix for 2 years. My chef de partie was my mentor and he taught me all the basics. He got me involved in...
Olivier Desaintmartin

Olivier Desaintmartin

Position:Chef & Owner of Zinc Bistro, Caribou Café, and Petit Rôti Website: Born:  Education: The Hotel School in Paris,  studied under world renowned chefs Michel Guerard, Jacques Chibois, Gaston Lenôtre and Le Coze. Awards: Maîtres Cuisiniers de France,  Winner...
Jose Andres

Jose Andres

Named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” and awarded “Outstanding Chef” by the James Beard Foundation, José Andrés is an internationally-recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, television personality, humanitarian and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup. A...
Xavier Salomon

Xavier Salomon

Position:  Executive Chef at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, CA. Website:  www.instagram.com/chefxs/ Education:  Thonon les Bains Culinary Academy Awards:    L’Association de Maîtres Cuisiniers de France 2017 French Master Chef of the Year for...
Ryan Whyte

Ryan Whyte

Name:  Ryan Whyte Title:  Sous Chef Restaurant:  Public Restaurant[/vc_column_text][kleo_gap size=”20px”][vc_column_text]Ryan Whyte is the Sous Chef at Public Restaurant in New York City.  The Chefs Connection recently caught up with him, and we had a few...
Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Position: Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author Website: Jean-Georges Born: 1957 Education: Culinary school in Perpignan, France Awards:  Jean-Georges is a 3-Michelin-stars restaurant. According to Michelin star rating, it is one of the top 5 best French restaurants...