Guy Savoy

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 has garnered the 3 Michelin stars, being elevated in 2002. The restaurant has been ranked multiple times in the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world.

The Las Vegas restaurant, located in Caesars Palace, garnered the 2 Michelin stars, the AAA Five Diamond Award, and the Mobil Five Star Award. It is Guy Savoy's only restaurant outside of Paris and is predicted to receive 3 Michelin stars in the next production of the Las Vegas Michelin Guide. In addition, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. from 2006 to 2010.

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. Guy Savoy is the youngest of the group of renowned chefs who invented "Nouvelle Cuisine," taking a lighter and more delicate approach to classic French cooking.

Restaurants

• Restaurant Guy Savoy - 18 rue Troyon - 17th arrondissement of Paris.
• Restaurant rôtisserie Atelier Maitre Albert - 5th arrondissement of Paris
• Restaurant La Butte Chaillot - 17th arrondissement of Paris
• Restaurant Les Bouquinistes' - VIe arrondissement
• Restaurant Le Chiberta - 8th arrondissement of Paris
• Restaurant Guy Savoy - Las Vegas, NV in the United States

Awards and accolades

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

Books

Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook (2004)

External links

• Guy Savoy official website