Dutch Chef wins the prestigious 55th annual Taittinger culinary prize

Elite Champagne house Taittinger knows more than a little about the art of fine dining. Their superb wines have graced the tables of some of the top restaurants in the world for decades, and their connection to haute cuisine goes right back to its founder, Pierre Taittinger, in the 1930s. Their international culinary competition has been running for over half a century with the explicit aim of recognizing talented young chefs, and today, “Le Taittinger” is regarded as one of the top awards in the profession. Past winners read like a who's who of the great and the good of modern gastronomy, including luminaries like Joël Robuchon, Régis Marcon and Michel Roth.