Mallory Gabsi Receives First Michelin Star and Young Chef of the Year Award

This is the consecration for Mallory Gabsi. At 26, the former Belgian candidate for Top Boss won its first star in the Michelin Guide for its eponymous restaurant opened in April 2022 in Paris (28, rue des acacias) and is one of the 44 new stars of the year. In addition to this distinction, the Ixellois received the Young Chef prize. This was given to him by Florent Menegaux, president of Michelin. “I’m very moved, it touches me a lotsays Mallory Gabsi, picking up her jacket at the awards ceremony. I wanted to thank all of my team, the people who work with me. We are doing a very, very good job, so there you have it, this award is for them..” The young man, who admits not having prepared a speech, concludes with these words: “And long live the kitchen!”

The year is therefore off to a good start for the Belgian, who has had a good run since the eleventh season of Top Boss which he finished as a semi-finalist. Acolyte of Philippe Etchebest in Kitchen nightmare on RTL-TVI and M6, Mallory Gabsi now lives between Brussels and Paris, where her restaurant “Mallory Gabsi” is a hit.

For his part, Michel Sarran, former juror of Top Boss, lost its two stars. “The ego takes a hit. It’s a moment in the restaurant that is difficult to live with. There are people who support me, who love me, it’s not Michelin who will change that. Yesterday, I admit, I had a few tears. I had these two stars for 20 years. But you have to accept it“, declared, moved, the Toulouse chef to BFMTV.