Talent², Nicolas Gautier

2013

Alexis Muñoz

May 13, 2013

Nicolas Gautier, Chef at Château d’Esclimont, constructs his dishes like sentences, with a clear and refined culinary grammar, where flavors and textures wrap around a star ingredient.

The only chef to have earned the title of "Young Talent" from Gault&Millau twice (in 2010 and 2013), he elevates the foundations passed down to him by his father, a restaurateur.

Alexis Muñoz oils have now been incorporated into the service of Chef Nicolas Gautier.

Château d’Esclimont
2 rue du Château
28700 Bleury-Saint-Symphorien
Tel: +33 2 37 31 15 15

A bottle of Picual olive oil (18:1) in green, held in the left hand. In the background, a plate with a slice of bread topped with creamy burrata and sliced figs. A wooden board with whole figs. Everything arranged on a wooden table.

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Here’s a simple and elegant recipe idea celebrating the season’s last figs.

Alexis Muñoz holding an olive branch in his hand, next to an olive tree with branches and green olives. He is wearing glasses, a gray t-shirt, and a watch on his wrist.

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A young olive tree with a sunset in the background, seen through its branches.

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Talent², Nicolas Gautier

Nicolas Gautier, Chef at Château d’Esclimont, constructs his dishes like sentences, with a clear and refined culinary grammar, where flavors and textures wrap around a star ingredient.

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Delicious recipe suggestion

Harvest 2025

NECTAR REGENERATIVE OLIVE GROWING

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