Biography

Guy Savoy was born on 24 July 1953 in Nevers. 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 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.

Gordon Ramsay trained under Guy Savoy, and has described him as his culinary mentor.

Restaurants

Flagship restaurants

• Restaurant Guy Savoy - Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti - 6th arrondissement of Paris
• Restaurant Guy Savoy - Las Vegas, United States

Other restaurants

• Restaurant Rôtisserie Atelier Maitre Albert - 5th arrondissement of Paris
• Restaurant Les Bouquinistes - 6th arrondissement
• Restaurant Le Chiberta - 8th arrondissement

Awards and accolades

Savoy received the Legion d’Honneur medal in 2000.

The Paris restaurant Guy Savoy garnered three Michelin stars in 2002. The restaurant was ranked in the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world in 2004 and 2005.

The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered 2 Michelin stars, the AAA Five Diamond Award, the Forbes Five Star Award, and the Wine Spectator Grand Award.

Books

• Vegetable Magic with Guy Langlois, Ebury Press (1987) ISBN 978-0852236260
• Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook (2004) ISBN 978-1584793625

[ Source: Wikipedia ]