Gala 2025: See the complete list of winners from the Gault&Millau Awards Ceremony
The Gault&Millau awards ceremony was held on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Trianon in Paris. See the complete list of winners.
The winners are… Gault&Millau invited chefs and food connoisseurs to the 2025 Gault&Millau Gala on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Trianon and the Élysée Montmartre in Paris. The event took place in two parts: the first part was held before an audience of more than 750 guests, followed by a cocktail reception, before giving way to a gala dinner prepared by top chefs. Patrick Hayoun, director of Gault&Millau, emphasized the importance of this event as a true “tribute to French gastronomy.”
“2025 will be the year of digitalization and internationalization,” declared Patrick Hayoun, CEO of Gault&Millau, as he kicked off the 2025 annual awards ceremony. Good news for food lovers! The awards ceremony was streamed live on YouTube. Visit our YouTube channel to relive this memorable evening.
Who are the winners of the 2025 Gault&Millau Awards?
This year, there were not four award categories, but six. In fact, the Yellow Guide chose to honor a “Rising Star” from among the winners of the latest Gault&Millau Tour and also to award a special title to one of the 109 “newcomer” chefs of 2025.
- For the title of Chef of the Year 2025: Frédéric Anton
- For the title of Pastry Chef of the Year 2025: Sébastien Nabaile
- For the title of Sommelier of the Year 2025: Bastien Debono
- For the title of Front-of-House Manager of the Year 2025: Nicolas Brossard
- For the title of Rising Star of the Year 2025: Clément Guillemot
- For the title of Young Talent of the Year 2025: Brice Goeuriot and Margaux Le Baillif
Highlights of the Evening
The ceremony began with the announcement of the new Gault&Millau academicians, featuring a moving tribute to Michel Guérard, who passed away this summer. Then, the portraits and award recipients took the stage one after another.
The restaurants of chefs Arnaud Lallement (L’Assiette Champenoise) and Christian Le Squer (Le Cinq) received the exceptional score of 19.5/20. Glenn Viel, chef at L’Oustau de Baumanière, received his fifth toque with great joy and was sure to thank his teams and his family for this new honor.
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