Guillaume Gomez, chef at the Elysée, in 2015 -

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Finished the kitchen?

Guillaume Gomez, chef at the Elysée Palace for twenty-five years, announced his departure on Wednesday to take on a new role.

In a message on his Twitter account, the media chief explains that he has decided to move away from the kitchen to "continue to serve (his) country differently" after "careful consideration".

Aged 42, Guillaume Gomez entered the Elysee Palace in 1997 and has since served “more than two million meals for four presidents and the 800 agents” of the presidency, he recalls in his message.

Personal representative of the president

This pie specialist has served Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande and Emmanuel Macron.

“Twenty-five years of passionately bringing French excellence, its traditions and its art of living to the highest level,” he says.

From the beginning of March, he will occupy the functions of “personal representative of the President of the Republic to the actors and networks of gastronomy and food, in order to promote the culinary arts of France”.

This new function, specified in an engagement letter, was decided "in agreement and in confidence" with Emmanuel Macron as part of the decision to make 2021 "the year of French gastronomy" and a series of expected events such as the Paris Food Forum, the Rugby World Cup in 2023 or the Olympic Games in 2024. It will depend on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The youngest Meilleur Ouvrier de France in history

“My role is to promote the French terroir,” Guillaume Gomez explained in an interview in 2018. “We need to re-educate some of the children to eat better (…) Cooking is not a matter of elitism, nor price.

We make very good dishes with leeks and tomatoes when it's in season, ”explained this chef of Spanish origin, the youngest holder in history of the very prestigious title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2004.

Guillaume Gomez will be replaced by his two assistants pending the appointment of a new chef at the Elysee Palace, according to the presidency.

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