Mory Sacko in his Mosuke restaurant in Paris, October 12, 2020. -

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Mory Sacko and his Mosuké restaurant at the top.

A gastronomic revelation of the start of the 2020 school year, of which we had praised the African-inspired cuisine with Japanese touches, the Franco-Senegalese chef is one of the best “new talents” on the planet according to the ranking of La Liste, alongside the Peruvian


chef Francesca Ferreyros, Italian Antonio Bueno (former second to Mauro Colagreco, Briton Daniel Smith and Filipino Josh Boutwood. "It's a recognition and encouragement for the future, says Mory Sacko. Despite the pandemic and the closing my restaurant a month after it opened, I won't have wasted my year. ”

Commitment and innovation

The list ?

This is the international ranking of the thousand best restaurants in the world, according to the 890 sources feeding its algorithm, analyzed by independent specialists.

Guy Savoy has been in the top three for years with a score of 99.5 out of 100, Alain Passard, from Arpège, is never far away with 99.0 out of 100. But this year, the pandemic was right of this classification.

The 2021 edition preferred to deliver special prizes promoting “commitment, innovation and the values ​​of a global gastronomy that resists and reinvents itself”.

It is for this reason that the few French chefs mentioned, such as Mory Sacko, but also Laëtitia Visse in Marseille, Florent Ladeyn in Flanders, Olivier Nasti in Alsace, Fred Ménager in Burgundy, Simone Zanoni in Paris or Guillaume Gomez in Paris. Elysée, were distinguished.

“Despite repeated closings and strained morale, restaurant owners' resilience, flexibility and ability to reinvent themselves have been exceptional,” said Hélène Pietrini, new CEO of La List, in a press release.

The List wanted to bear witness to and publicize the remarkable efforts of a sector essential to our culture, our economy and our well-being.

From this crisis, we see emerging trends, talents and non-negotiable values ​​that will grow and be confirmed.

Gastronomy will change and reinvent itself!

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