Chefs on Tour
Nomadic chefs touring Europe and where to find them
Chefs are today’s ultimate rockstars. Not only because they often sport some of the snazziest collections of tattoos and Anthony Bourdain is the king whose loss the internet can't get over, but their magnetic personalities, evident in every bite of their dishes, are worthy of a cult following.
And as true rockstars, many of these culinary wizards embody the free-spirited wanderlust, flocking from one kitchen, city, country, continent to another. They're worth your attention, and their culinary creations are definitely worth traveling for.
Julie Caute, founder of Dame Jane Résidence and a seasoned traveling chef, captures the essence of being a nomadic chef: “It’s about mixing and adapting your culture with the one you’re visiting.” While cooking elsewhere requires “a high degree of adaptability and humility,” she believes this cross-cultural exchange is the recipe for creativity. As chefs encounter new audiences, products, tools, and teams, it helps define their culinary identity, which is harder to achieve when sticking to one place and the same customers.
For the chef Francesco Sarvonio it’s the lifestyle that “combines the things I love the most – traveling, cooking, and meeting new people. I wish I started earlier.”
Traveling chefs worth seeking out:
Napoli-native Francesco Sarvonio
"This summer I'm mostly in Giacco’s restaurant in London and then at Sens in Cannes in September."
Irish chef Adam Purcell
“I’ll be cooking in Early June in Paris until 18 August with no plans yet for afterwards.”
Spanish-English chef Isabel Galiñanes Garcia
“I’ll be in Paris, cooking at Mokoloco all summer until mid-September.”
Japanese chef reimagining European classics – Akira Sugiura
“I'll be cooking in Greece, California, and Mexico until mid-September. Then I’ll start a residency at Mokoloco in Paris."
Culinary trio Bits & Bobs
“We are cooking in Marseille at Livingston until the end of August.”
French duo Alexandre Aziza & Etienne Dupuy Ascione
“Catch us at the restaurant Fulgurances l’adresse in Paris. We're there until the end of October.”
The Traveling Circus LOBB Berlin
“The next big station will be in September in New York. We’re designing the SCHMUCK BAR in Manhattan and we will take over the food program for 3 months.”
Spots Hosting chef residencies:
🍽 Dame Jane Résidence (Paris)
🍽 Aux Deux Amis (Paris)
🍽 fulgurances, l’adresse (Paris)
🍽 Early June (Paris)
🍽 Sens (Cannes)
🍽 Oranj (London)
🍽 Carousel (London)
🍽 Rebel Wine bar (Brussels)
+ Julie Caute is set to open a slice of France in Berlin with Micheline, a café, wine bar, restaurant, épicerie, and bottle shop, in September. Autumn getaway in Berlin, anyone?