Meet the finalists of the 57th Prix International ArsNova de Cuisine d’Auteur before the final on February 4, 2025. Today, Paul Burgalières, representing the United Kingdom.
Born in Limoges in west France, Paul began his career at Lycée Hôtelier de La Rochelle, with Michel Trama in Puymirol for a year and did a season with Michel Rochedy in Courchevel. In 2011, Paul made the move to London to work as a Chef de Partie at L’Atelier Robuchon before landing a job at three Michelin star Geranium in Copenhagen (number one in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022) and worked his way up from Chef de Partie to Assistant Head Chef in two years.
In 2017, his wife suggested making the move back to the UK. Having previously worked in London, Paul wanted to settle outside of the capital so when the position of Head Chef at L’Enclume opened up, he jumped at it. Now as Executive Chef, working alongside Simon Rogan, Paul has been instrumental in the development of L’Enclume over the last seven years and played a key role in the third Michelin star win in 2022.
