The Italian-Argentinian chef of the world's best restaurant in Menton, France has concluded a year rich in accolades, winning the 'World's Most Influential Chef' title awarded by Le Chef magazine, which is based on a survey of chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants
A third Michelin star, first place in the World's 50 Best Restaurants, and the title of 'Chef of the Year.' Now it has emerged that Mauro Colagreco is also considered by his peers to be the most influential chef on the planet. This was the result of a vote among chefs from two- and three-Michelin-starred restaurants in all of the countries where Michelin has published one of its famous guides.
Last June with the publication of the World's 50 Restaurants list, Mauro Colagreco was France's only chance to feature in the limelight, but these latest rankings offer a much more favourable picture of French gastronomic influence. Four France-based chefs top the list compiled by Le Chef magazine: Mauro Colagreco (Mirazur), Christophe Bacquié (Restaurant Christophe Bacquié), Arnaud Donckele (La Vague d'Or) and Emmanuel Renaut (Flocons de Sel).
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Also noticeable is the strong presence of chefs who have already been in the news this year, like Laurent Petit (Le Clos des sens), who received his third Michelin star in January, or Arnaud Donckele who was named Gault&Millau "Chef of the Year" less than a month ago. The news that the chef of the Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez would also be coming to Paris to take charge of the gastronomic menu of the Samaritaine restaurant, which is set to open in 2020, was also much discussed.
