Le Club des Chefs des Chefs (C.C.C.) is an international culinary organisation of chefs to world leaders.
The main purposes of this official gathering are to promote the national kitchen, and act as diplomatic representatives. The chefs are in contact every day with their own heads of state or government and formed a unique international network. Annually, the president brings together the chefs of heads of state to meet and discuss their work.
The name of the organization is a play on words because in French, "chef" can mean either "kitchen chef" or "boss". In English, the name can be translated as "the Club of Chefs to Heads of State."
History The Club was founded by Gilles Bragard in 1977 as an international culinary organisation of chefs to world leaders. Chef Garcia, head chef of the Prince of Monaco was elected in 2012 to become president. In 2013, the Club participated in UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Zero Hunger Challenge.
Annual meetings The members annually gather on invitation of a member, and are received by the head of state. 1991: Bern, Switzerland 1999: New York City, United States 2006: Egypt 2011: Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia 2012: Berlin, Germany and Paris, France, in two locations for the 35th meeting 2013: Washington, D.C. and New York City, United States 2014: London, United Kingdom 2015: Bern and Geneva, Switzerland and Milan, Italy 2016: India 2017: Canada 2018: Marrakesh, Morocco 2019: Seoul, South Korea 2021: France 2022: Spain 2023: Washington, D.C., United States 2024: Italy 2025: Macao, Shenzhen and Bangkok (planned)
Current members President of the C.C.C. : Christian Garcia, head chef to Albert II, Prince of Monaco"Chefs to world's powerful dish on feeding the influential" CBS News. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
Vice President of the C.C.C. : Mark Flanagan, Chef of the Monarch of the United Kingdom"Club provides cooks' tour of world leaders". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
Members : Rupert Schnait, Chef to the President of Austria : Alex Johnstone, Chef to the Prime Minister of Canada : Martin Kristoffersen, Chef of the Monarch of Denmark : Guillaume Gomez, Head Chef at the Élysée : Caroline Dembiany, Chef to the Chancellor of Germany : Mukesh Kumar, Chef to the President of India : Shalom Kadosh, Chef to the President of Israel : Fabrizio Boca, Chef to the President of Italy : Franck Panier, Chef of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg : Rachid Agouray, Chef for receptions of the Kingdom of Morocco : Gastón Acurio, Chef for receptions of Government Palace, Peru : Hilton Little, Chef to the President of South Africa : José Roca, Chef to the Prime Minister of Spain : Magnus Åke Rehback, Chef of the Monarch of Sweden : Gregor Zimmermann, Head Chef of the Hotel Bellevue Palace, the official guesthouse of the Swiss ConfederationHotel Revue: Die «Chefs des Chefs» zu Gast im Hotel Bellevue Palace – 22 «Chefs des Chefs»–Mitglieder aus aller Welt folgten der Einladung des Schweizer-Mitglieds Gregor Zimmermann nach Bern, 22. Juli 2015 : Permsin Tommy Kurpradit, White House Executive Chef
Former members (selection) : Bernard Vaussion, chef at the Élysée from 1974 to 2013, Executive Chef from 2005 to 2013 "Chefs de chefs d'Etat: toqués au sommet" Le Monde. Retrieved 6 October 2013. : Ulrich Kerz, Chef to the Chancellor of Germany : Montu Saini 2015–2020, Machindra Kasture, 2007–2015, Chefs to the President of India in the Rashtrapati Bhavan : Jérôme Rigaud, former Chef of the Russian President : Henry Haller, White House Executive Chef from 1966 to 1987
References
External links Official web site