Gregoire Berger - The Perfectionist Chef (E32)

Send us Fan MailThis podcast is bought to you by Gulfood - https://www.gulfood.com and Meelz - https://meelz.me When it comes to being one of the most creative and decorated chef’s of the Middle East and beyond, Gregoire Berger has done a lot on his life as a cook, and by the way he is not stopping! He grew up in Brittany, in his native France, the plan was never to be a chef, it was merely a job to get some extra cash on the side.It wasn’t long before one of his mentors noticed his talents and gave him an ultimatum, to be average, or to really become something, Gregoire of-course made the decision and the  rest is history.During his time growing up in the culinary world, he worked for the likes of Patrice Caillaut, who at the time was based in “Le Romaine Rochevilaine”.https://domainerochevilaine.com To then working for the legendary Paul Bocuse in Miami, Florida, this helped not only to work amongst the very best, but also shaped him as an expatriate.https://bocuse.fr/en/After a year stint, he then went to open a restaurant at the age of 22 in Morocco, with the head chef being away for most of it, Gregoire had no choice but to do the opening from scratch, not an easy task. This is also the place where he met his wife. A few years down the line, he then went to work in Paris, in one of the most iconic restaurants in the city “Le Grande Cascade” with chef Frederic Roberthttp://www.restaurantsparisiens.com/la-grande-cascade/ During his time in Paris, this was also the place where he also discovered his love of photography, by taking photos of his dishes and sharing them on Facebook. Both Gregoire and his wife both took the decision to move to Dubai, his first job was in a restaurant that never opened, but as fate would have it the Executive chef of Atlantis the Palm called him for a meeting, there was opportunity, and that opportunity would show itself as the restaurant Ossiano.https://www.atlantis.com/dubai/restaurants/ossiano Gregoire has had incredible success here, with coveted awards ranging from the St Pellegrino Young Chef of the Year, to then being named in top 100 Best Chef Awards!After 6 years, he decided as always to go above and beyond his comfort zone, he now heads up a myriad of amazing projects in the newly founded – The Lab Holding.https://thelabholding.com Without a doubt, Gregoire is an incredible talent, there is no limit to his creativity, everyone will be watching to see what he does next! You can see what he is doing by following him on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefgregoireberger/Stay tuned for next week’s show, we talk to a CEO who is obsessed with plates!Thank you to our partners Gulfood and Meelz, make sure to click on their links at the very top of the page.Until next time, food is memories!Support the showFollow The Chef JKP Podcast on Instagram HERE