Alain Ducasse

Benoit New York

Born in the Landes, Alain Ducasse is at the helm of approximately thirty restaurants, from authentic bistros and casual brasseries to three-Michelin-star restaurants, disseminated throughout nine countries. He founded Les Collectionneurs – renammed Teritoria in 2023, a network of almost five hundred independent restaurants and hotels in Europe. Passionate by knowledge transmission, he created an international Education division (Ecole Ducasse) in culinary and pastry arts.
He is now expanding handmade bean-to-bar chocolate shops (Manufacture de chocolat Paris, London, Tokyo, Munich) handmade bean-to-cup coffee shops (Manufacture de café Paris, London), handmade gelato parlors (Manufacture de glace Paris), hand-made biscuits (Le Biscuit Alain Ducasse, Paris).

He is the advocate of an environmentally-aware cuisine and of a peasants’ agriculture which takes care of eaters’ health and respects the Planet. He therefore established the Collège culinaire de France where cooks and producers meet and exchange.

Today, Baccarat and Alain Ducasse are working together to reinvent the historic Maison Baccarat in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, transforming it into a place for experiences, life moments and unexpected encounters where art and craftsmanship meet. Opening September 2024.