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10 years of the Stars of Mougins: a record number

• Over 30 visitors
• 142 heads
• 16 countries represented
• 140 recipes made and distributed in the spaces after the demonstrations.
• 1000 cooking lessons given in the workshops on Saturday and Sunday
• 4600 registered for chef demonstrations
• 480 free workshops
• 2500 folded napkins at the Art de la Table space sponsored by the Paul Bocuse Foundations
• 1500 rotations performed by free shuttles
• 26 hands, (this is the record) for the demonstration of the Burnt Toques at the Théâtre des Chefs.
• 36 hours of non-stop music broadcast by the different groups at the Live Bistrot.
• 500 children present at the chefs' workshops and demonstrations on Friday.
• 100 volunteers
• 140 security forces over the 3 days security and traffic around the demonstration.
• 1440 bottles of water distributed to refresh the teams

A record of chefs

Dressed in black jackets bearing the “10 years” logo of the edition, 142 chefs from all walks of life (50 stars) attended and for the majority participated in 130 demonstrations, workshops, multi-hand dinners and other stages in the heart of the village of Mougins transformed for the occasion into a haven of taste.

A crazy kitchen audience

More than 30 visitors this year came, a record! 000% have already come to the Festival. 64% of those questioned want to come back next year !!!

A tribute to Roger Vergé

A vibrant tribute was paid to Roger Vergé, the emblematic 5-star chef in the presence of his worthy and endearing wife Denise and his daughter Cordélia, who came especially from Boston for the occasion. A fireworks display in apotheosis which illuminated the Mouginian sky with its multiple stars, unaccustomed to such a flood of colors.

An exceptional trophy awarded to Yanou Collart

A colorful moment in tribute to Yanou Collart, stars of the agents of stars, to whom the Mayor of Mougins, Richard Galy presented the Trophée d'Exception des Etoiles de Mougins for all of his action in favor of French Chefs and Europeans for Gastronomy and the Art of Living.
“La Croqueuse de diamant”, a sublime piece of jewelry created and offered by Wil Le Cher, a prestigious jeweler based in Cannes and Mougins, now adorns the neck of the beautiful lady.

An increasingly international festival

In addition to the French chefs from all regions of France, 30 foreign chefs representing 16 countries made the trip for a high-level cultural exchange: the Brazilian delegation led by Ivo Faria, 2-star chef of Vecchio Sagno de Belo Horizonte, the delegation of the Fig and Olive collective led by Wilfrid Hocquet, Executive Chef, and also China, the Arab Emirates, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland and Ukraine….

Exceptional participation of the foreign press

The American delegation of the FIG and OLIVE concept was accompanied by 6 journalists representing the biggest media in the USA: The New York Time, Wall Street journal, Delta Sky Magazine, Life ans Thyme Magazine, Elle Magazine and Vogue Turkey. Nice representation of “Russian” media with Russky Mewsweek, Mir Novostei and Konsomolskala Prevda, but also “Italian” media with Gusto Chanel TV and “German” represented by the online-reisejournal.de.

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A giant birthday cake

... concocted by the 500 children of schools in Mougins, orchestrated by the Union des Pâtissiers, Chocolatiers et Glaciers des Alpes-Maritimes (Christian Cottard, Bruno Laffargue, Philippe Brito, Emmanuel Giraudo, Pascla Rolfo, Franck Valot, François Ducroux, François Fiers , Serge Serein, Stéphane Saluzzo and Jean Marc Regel) who gives himself without counting every year for the Etoiles de Mougins.

9 concerts, a live bistro and its food trucks!

It is THE new space for the Festival: Restaurants, pop-up bars and non-stop concerts have ignited the Festival and brought a touch of madness to this vast theater of taste.

A superb meeting between generations

An unforgettable moment at Vaste Horizon with the meeting around Denise Vergé, different generations of disciples of Roger Vergé: Jacques CHIBOIS *, La Bastide Saint Antoine * - Daniel DESAVIE, Restaurant Daniel Desavie - Serge CHOLLET, Moulin de Mougins cooking school - Denis FETISSON, La Place de Mougins - Philippe JOURDIN, Le Faventia, Domaine de Terre Blanche - Christian MORISSET * Le Figuier St Esprit * - Geoffrey POESSON *, La Badiane * - Bertrand SCHMITT, Old Course Golf Cannes Mandelieu - Michael FULCI Les Terraillers * - Serge GOULOUMES - Belmond - La Samanna, Saint-Martin. HOCQUET Wilfrid, Executive Chef FIG & Olive - GUSSIN David, Chef, FIG & Olive Melrose Place.

6 prestigious competitions - 6 happy winners, the PACA region in the lead!

1 / The international competition for the young chef

Matthieu GASNIER, from the Faventia restaurant in Terre Blanche wins the coveted International Young Chef Competition "Les Espoirs de Mougins"! with the bonus of a check for 3000 euros from Eberhardt, a check for 1800 euros from Etoiles de Mougins, and one for 400 euros from Ets Miele. On the menu of the competition, the famous Courgette Flower Poupeton by Roger Vergé revisited by the young generation and rated by a jury of disciples of the famous chef under the watchful eye of President Denise Vergé. Denise who created a lively moment of emotion by offering the winner her husband's jacket.

2 / A rally of chefs, 2nd edition

… Led the candidates * through the most unusual events, from the Verrerie de Biot to the Marché Forville in Cannes. Jean-Marc BESSIRE the Cigalon Genêve and his accomplice for a day Stéphane SALUZZO Pâtisserie Saluzzo Mouans Sartoux, win the Rally

3 / The competition of the young sommelier

Camille MERCURY of the restaurant Oasis à la Napoule wins the competition

4/3 star cocktail competition

Romuald CANCES, Toulousain, Barman Freelance won 1st prize in the "3-star Coktail" competition chaired by Victor Delpierrre, World champion Barsita Cocktails.

5 / The chocolate sculpture competition

Cédric RIVIERE, Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes wins the chocolate sculpture competition chaired by Christophe RENOU MOF Pastry Chef.

6 / The competition for new gourmands

Janny PLESSIS-LUMEAU, editor-in-chief of Sophia Métropole Mag wins the competition.

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