Joël Garault | |
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Born | 1955 |
Occupation | Chef |
Joël Garault (born 1955) is a French-born, Monaco-based Michelin starred chef.
Joël Garault was born in Loudun in 1955. [1] [2] He was educated in Tours. [1]
Garault started his career as an assistant to chef Christian Willer in La Baule. [1] He opened his first restaurant in Limoges in 1970. [1] By 1975, he received his first Michelin star as the chef of the restaurant of the Hôtel Martinez in Cannes. [1] He became the chef of La Réserve de Beaulieu & Spa, a five-star hotel in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in 1988. [2]
Garault became the chef of the Hôtel Mirabeau in Monaco in 1991. [1] He was the chef of Le Vistamar, a primarily pescetarian restaurant at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, for 18 years. [3] The restaurant lost its Michelin star in 2009, but it earned it back in 2011. [4] Meanwhile, Garault was also asked to prepare a dinner for the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock in 2011. [5] He retired in April 2016. [3]
Garault is a member of the Compagnons du Tour de France. [1] He became a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2016. [1] [6]