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'''Guy Savoy''' is a world-renowned French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous ''Guy Savoy'' restaurant in Paris and sister restaurant in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]].
'''Guy Savoy''' is a world-renowned French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous ''Guy Savoy'' restaurant in Paris and sister restaurant in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]].


The Paris restaurant garnered three [[Michelin stars]] in 2002. The restaurant was ranked 34th in the Elite Traveler World's Top Restaurants Guide 2012. <ref name="Elite Traveler">{{cite news|url= http://www.elitetraveler.com/category/finest-dining/top-100-restaurants-in-the-world/page/3 |title = Elite Traveler World's Top Restaurants Guide |accessdate= 12 March 2013 |magazine=Elite Traveler}}</ref> and has been ranked multiple times in the [[Restaurant (magazine) Top 50|Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world]].
The Paris restaurant garnered three [[Michelin stars]] in 2002. The restaurant was ranked 19th in the 2013 [http://www.elitetraveler.com/category/finest-dining/top-100-restaurants-in-the-world/page2 Elite Traveler and Laurent Perrier Top 100 Restaurants in the World] and has been ranked multiple times in the [[Restaurant (magazine) Top 50|Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world]].


The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered the 2 Michelin stars, the [[AAA Five Diamond Award]], the [[Forbes]] Five Star Award, and the ''[[Wine Spectator]]'' Grand Award. In addition, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gayot.com/best-restaurants/restaurantguysavoylasvegas.html |title=Restaurant Guy Savoy Guy Savoy 2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. |publisher=Gayot |date= }}</ref> from 2006 to 2012.
The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered the 2 Michelin stars, the [[AAA Five Diamond Award]], the [[Forbes]] Five Star Award, and the ''[[Wine Spectator]]'' Grand Award. In addition, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gayot.com/best-restaurants/restaurantguysavoylasvegas.html |title=Restaurant Guy Savoy Guy Savoy 2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. |publisher=Gayot |date= }}</ref> from 2006 to 2012.

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Guy Savoy
Born24 July 1953 (1953-07-24) (age 71)
Nevers, Burgundy, France
Culinary career
Cooking styleNouvelle Cuisine
Rating(s)
Current restaurant(s)
    • Restaurant Guy Savoy (Paris)
    • Restaurant Guy Savoy (Las Vegas)
Websitewww.guysavoy.com

Guy Savoy is a world-renowned French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant in Paris and sister restaurant in Las Vegas.

The Paris restaurant garnered three Michelin stars in 2002. The restaurant was ranked 19th in the 2013 Elite Traveler and Laurent Perrier Top 100 Restaurants in the World and has been ranked multiple times in the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world.

The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered the 2 Michelin stars, the AAA Five Diamond Award, the Forbes Five Star Award, and the Wine Spectator Grand Award. In addition, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.[1] from 2006 to 2012.

Savoy owns four additional, smaller restaurants in Paris and Singapore.

Biography

Guy Savoy was born on 24 July 1953 in Nevers, located in Bourgogne. 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 fast food and then a reputed 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. Guy Savoy is the youngest of the group of renowned chefs who invented "Nouvelle Cuisine,"[2] taking a lighter and more delicate approach to classic French cooking.

Flagship restaurants

  • Restaurant Guy Savoy – 18 rue Troyon – 17th arrondissement of Paris
  • Restaurant Guy Savoy – Las Vegas in the United States

Other restaurants

  • Restaurant rôtisserie Atelier Maitre Albert – 5th arrondissement of Paris
  • Restaurant Les Bouquinistes – VIe arrondissement
  • Restaurant Le Chiberta – 8th arrondissement of Paris
  • Guy Savoy Singapore – Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

Awards and accolades

  • 2008 Grand Award, Wine Lists and Service, Wine Spectator Magazine for Restaurant Guy Savoy Las Vegas[3][dead link]
  • Best New Restaurants in the World- Travel + Leisure Magazine April 2007 for Restaurant Guy Savoy Las Vegas

Books

  • Vegetable Magic with Guy Langlois, Edbury Press (1987)
  • Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook (2004)

References

  1. ^ "Restaurant Guy Savoy Guy Savoy 2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S." Gayot.
  2. ^ Guy Savoy's Cathedral published by GAYOT.com
  3. ^ "Guy Savoy restaurant earns prestigious award". Kvbc.com.

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