Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises

Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises
Formation1936; 89 years ago (1936)
FounderMarius Vettard [fr]
Location
Region
Lyon
President
Christophe Marguin [fr]
Websitetoques-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 [fr].[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 [fr], 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 [fr] (Since 2015)

References

  1. ^ "Notre histoire - Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises". Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises: Association de Chefs cuisiniers depuis 1936 (in French). 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Cuisiniers lyonnais [Culinary Trophy Joannès-Nandron (1969)]". numelyo.bm-lyon.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2018. De gauche à droite: Marius Vettard, créateur de l'association des Toques blanches lyonnaises, et Roger Roucou, chef de La Mère Guy.
  3. ^ "Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises: 80 ans de gastronomie | Le journal de l'éco". lejournaldeleco.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ Belleret, Robert (9 January 2019). Paul Bocuse - L'épopée d'un chef (in French). L'Archipel. ISBN 978-2809825695.
  5. ^ Lamy, Guillaume (23 September 2019). "Au Petit Vatel: un grand nom de la gastronomie lyonnaise". Lyon Capitale (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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