Guy Savoy and Mathieu Avanzi

With the participation of:

• Guy Savoy

  At the age of fifteen, Guy Savoy decided his destiny was to become a chef and nothing else! He was introduced to the wealth of this profession alongside Louis Marchand, a renowned chocolatier in his hometown, before perfecting his skills under the Troisgros Brothers at Lasserre in Paris, the Lion d’Or in Geneva, and L’Oasis in La Napoule. His talent drew the attention of Claude Vergé who entrusted him with the Barrière de Clichy. He opened his first restaurant in Paris at the age of twenty-seven and rapidly gained recognition in the world of gastronomy. Guy Savoy is now based at 11 quai de Conti and has two Michelin Stars, he is a member of the Gault & Millau Academy (five Toques d’Or), and for the sixth consecutive year, holds La Liste’s Best Restaurant in the World title. He is the owner of five restaurants, including one in Las Vegas.

• Mathieu Avanzi

  Before becoming a professor at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), where he currently directs the Center for Dialectology and the Study of Regional French, Mathieu Avanzi was a lecturer in the French language department of the Sorbonne. His work focuses on the geographical variation of French (regional words, local expressions, pronunciation variants, and accents), and the relationship between regional French and Gallo-Romance dialects. He writes for the blog “Français de nos Régions” and is the author of several books, including Comme on dit chez nous (2020) and Comme on dîne chez nous (2021), both published by Le Robert.