An exceptional 2022 vintage for Xavier Thuizat.
Elected best sommelier in France, he has just been crowned MOFsommellerie 2022. At L'Écrin, the starred table of the Hôtel de Crillon, where he has officiated for six years, the gaze of admiring customers has changed:
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is an additional pressure and duty of excellence, but, as in front of a jury, the important thing is to remain natural.
No bombastic language, a spontaneity that flows to the fullest...
This young father talks about his Sundays with his 4 and 2 year old children.
"Around 10 a.m., we go to the carousel, then to the magnificent Puteaux market where there are excellent producers."
The fish market remains an essential business for the preparation of washoku, the traditional Japanese meal.
“My wife is Japanese, so no roast chicken, rather mackerel, salmon, sea bream… with rice, soy sauce, curry.
Or breaded prawns with a good gribiche sauce.”
The Workshop Issé store (Paris 2nd) supplies him with exotic products.
In the glasses, a…
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