<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/self-taught-chefs-win-coveted-stars-from-michelin-guide/"></div>STRASBOURG, France (AP) If your secret wish is to get a reward, not just family compliments, for your talents in the kitchen, then Georgiana Viou might serve as inspiration. The self-taught chef from the west African country of Benin, who came to Paris dreaming of becoming an interpreter, was awarded a star on Monday […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/self-taught-chefs-win-coveted-stars-from-michelin
"The most beautiful stars are those of our customers actually, and I mean that. This one is a reward, a f ing reward, a fucking reward, and it s really nice. I don t think I know what it means yet, but I m especially happy for my employees because most of them live for this, they gave everything..
Michelin's 2023 awards for French chefs put the accent on the regions of France, not Paris. The only chef to walk away with three stars the highest award, reserved for gastronomic luminaries was Alexandre Couillon for his creations at La Marine, his restaurant on the tip of the Ile de Noirmoutier on the Atlantic Ocean.