Fabien Ferré, 35, is one of the very few top chefs to immediately receive the highest award from the French restaurant guide Michelin. A total of 52 French restaurants in Tours were awarded a star for the first time on Monday - including 23 that only opened last year.
Ferré took over the restaurant “La Table du Castellet’ in Var, southern France, last year, where he had been number two in the kitchen for years. In addition to the young star, the Parisian chef Jérôme Banctel was also awarded a third star.