Christophe Bacquié Awarded

July 19,2019 0 Rita Ghantous

Staging an appearance at this year’s HORECA Lebanon show was honorary guest Chef Christophe Bacquié who recently, and by decree of the President of the French Republic, was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre de La Légion d’Honneur.

The triple Michelin star and winner of the title of Best Craftsman of France in 2004 has been overseeing the restoration of the Hotel & Spa du Castellet and the kitchens of the gourmet restaurant since late 2009. He obtained his first Michelin star in 2002 and a second in 2007. In 2008, he was rewarded by the Relais Gourmand Trophy, to become the ‘Grand Chef’ of Relais and Châteaux. The following year, he decided to take up a new challenge and left Corsica for the gastronomic restaurant in Provence to become head chef at the Hotel & Spa du Castellet. Less than a year later, he launched a new bistro at the Hotel called Le SanFelice, which at the end of 2011 was included in the list of the Grandes Tables du Monde.

In 2015, the table of the Provencal gourmet restaurant becomes Restaurant Christophe Bacquié and three years later, at the age of 45, he is awarded his third star and joins the world’s most celebrated chefs. However, the honors kept coming as few months later, he is elected as the Best Chef of the Year 2018 by Le Chef magazine.

Earlier this year, the restaurant also received the Gault & Millau Hospitality Trophy.

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.