French cuisine’s perpetual renaissance with Guillaume Gomez president of the Gastronomy Group
Long a culinary heavyweight, French cuisine continues to hold its own on the global gastronomic scene, despite growing competition. Guillaume Gomez is president of the Gastronomy Group and France’s ambassador for gastronomy. Drawing on a distinguished career that includes serving as executive chef at the Élysée Palace, he traces the journey of this diverse gastronomic powerhouse and explores its future.
Talking French gastronomic diplomacy with Guillaume Gomez
The youngest ever winner of Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2004, Guillaume Gomez has spent 25 glorious years at the Elysée Palace, serving four French presidents. Appointed the ambassador for gastronomy by President Emmanuel Macron in March 2021, Gomez discusses his role as personal representative of the president of the French republic for food and gastronomy and vision for promoting French culinary excellence globally.
Elysée Palace Head Chef Guillaume Gomez on Gastro-Diplomacy
ESA business school held its annual one-day conference on June 7 to highlight the way French cuisine is employed as a vehicle to promote diplomacy and soft power.













