From one power to another.
After the announcement last week of the departure of Guillaume Gomez, speculation is rife on his replacement at the head of the Elysee kitchens.
Who will Emmanuel Macron choose to prepare official lunches and dinners with foreign heads of state, but also daily meals for the presidential couple and palace staff?
According to the gastronomic critic Gilles Pudlowski, taken up in the conditional by our colleagues from the
Parisian
, it would be Fabrice Desvignes, Bocuse d'Or (2007) and Meilleur Ouvrier de France (2015), currently chef for the presidency of the Senate, who would have been chosen.
Contacted, the press service of the Élysée did not confirm the appointment.
Born on November 29, 1973 in Saint-Quentin (Aisne), this son and grandson of starred restaurateurs, began his career at 16 as a clerk during the summer months.
Fabrice Desvignes then goes on internships in renowned restaurants including Georges Blanc.
After his military service in the kitchens of the French Ministry of Defense, he multiplied his experiences in various prestigious houses (Beau Rivage hotel in Geneva, Bernard Ravet in Vufflens-le-Château, the Tour du Roy in Vervins.).
Since 1999, he has served in the kitchens of the Presidency of the Senate.
In 2011, for the sake of transmission, he joined the faculty of the Bachelor of the Ferrandi cooking school in Paris.
After 25 years at the Élysée Palace, Guillaume Gomez was appointed “Personal Representative of the President of the Republic to Gastronomy and Food Actors and Networks” within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the mission of promoting French gastronomy in French and international events on the subject (Paris Food Forum, Good France / Goût de France ...), but also by promoting it on the occasion of the 2024 Olympics and the Rugby World Cup.
