Self-taught chef Georgiana Viou was awarded a Michelin star on Monday for her cuisine at 'Rouge.' Of the 44 new stars handed out by the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, Viou's was the only one won by a woman working single-handed.
Georgiana Viou celebrates her star during the 2023 Michelin Guide ceremony in Strasbourg, eastern France, Monday, March 6, 2023. The self-taught chef from the west African country Benin, whose dream was to go to France to become an interpreter, was awarded a star on Monday by the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, for her cuisine at a restaurant in Nimes, southern France.
STRASBOURG, France — 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 by the Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy, for her cuisine at “Rouge,” a restaurant in the southwestern French city of Nimes.
She wasn’t alone. A chef who studied literature, David Degoursy, and pastry chef Jeanne Satori, with a degree in sustainable development, also won a star for their restaurant de:ja in Strasbourg, eastern France, where the annual awards ceremony was held. 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.Of the 44 new Michelin stars handed out, Viou’s is the only one won by a woman working single-handed.
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