Chef Alexandre Gauthier and His Teams Cook for the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games
This Friday morning, the Montreuil-based chef, who holds two stars in the MICHELIN Guide, Alexandre Gauthier from La Grenouillère, accompanied by sixteen members of his teams, was in Paris. In the evening, the brigade cooked and served a dinner for the official boxes at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, catering to 1,750 guests on the Concorde Bridge, which was privatized for the occasion.
“These are always extraordinary moments in a career,” said Chef Alexandre Gauthier. Among the famous guests at this dinner were singer Pharrell Williams, director Steven Spielberg, as well as actors Tom Cruise and Margot Robbie.
Chef Alexandre Gauthier and the sixteen members of the teams from his five restaurants required eight months of preparation to organize this event. The brigade was selected after proposing six dishes, each meeting a very specific set of requirements.
Finally, two of these dishes were chosen by the Olympic Games organization and served this Friday night. “It was necessary to offer sophisticated dishes without being too elaborate. Flavors that could appeal to all cultures, as they would be tasted by Asians, Americans…”