Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises
Appearance
Formation | 1936 |
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Founder | Marius Vettard |
Location | |
Region | Lyon |
President | Christophe Marguin |
Website | toques-blanches-lyonnaises.com |
Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises (lit. 'Lyon White Hats') is an organization that was founded in 1936 by 7 renowned chefs from the Lyon area, including the founder and first president of the organization, Marius Vettard .[1][2] [3] The organization's goals are to unite cooks and pastry chefs to preserve and maintain the culinary history and traditions of Lyon, including the mâchon , the Mères Lyonnaises, bouchons, and Lyon's Michelin-Starred restaurants.[4] It also aims to promote Lyonnais gastronomy and regional products.[5]
There are currently about 120 chefs who work to promote Lyon's gastronomy at local, national and international levels.
List of presidents
- Marius Vettard (1936–1976)
- Paul Blanc (1976–1982)
- Roger Roucoud (1983–1987)
- Pierre Orsi (1988–1993)
- Guy Lassaussaie (1994–2006)
- Christophe Marguin (2006–2012)
- Laurent Bouvier (2012–2015)
- Christophe Marguin (Since 2015)
References
- ^ "Notre histoire - Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises". Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises : Association de Chefs cuisiniers depuis 1936 (in French). 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ "Cuisiniers lyonnais [Culinary Trophy Joannès-Nandron (1969)]". numelyo.bm-lyon.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-17.
De gauche à droite : Marius Vettard, créateur de l'association des Toques blanches lyonnaises, et Roger Roucou, chef de La Mère Guy.
- ^ "Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises : 80 ans de gastronomie | Le journal de l'éco". lejournaldeleco.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Belleret, Robert (9 January 2019). [Lyon Capitale Paul Bocuse - L'épopée d'un chef] (in French). L'Archipel. ISBN 978-2809825695. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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value (help) - ^ Lamy, Guillaume (23 September 2019). "Au Petit Vatel : un grand nom de la gastronomie lyonnaise". Lyon Capitale (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2020.