Jean-Christophe Novelli
Jean-Christophe Novelli is a Michelin and 5AA Rosette award winning chef, whose attributes include AA Chef's Chef of the Year, European Chef of the Year finalist representing Great Britain and the prestigious Egon Ronay Dessert of the Year. He has won restaurant of the year several times and many other awards on numerous occasions. His Novelli Academy Cookery School, where he personally takes courses, is placed in the top 25 in the world.
He is described as making women swoon with the flick of his whisk, voted "The worlds Sexiest Chef" by New York Times and in the Sky viewers "Top 50 beautiful Men" poll.
Jean-Christophe Novelli began his exciting career at the age of fourteen as a baker in his home town of Arras, Northern France, becoming head private chef to Elie de Rothschild in Paris before the age of 20.
Jean-Christophe's life changed completely when he arrived in Great Britain in 1983. Jean-Christophe spent a year helping his mentor and best friend Keith Floyd, taking care of his pub as head chef whilst Keith was filming his famous TV Shows.
In 1996, Jean Christophe opened his first restaurant Maison Novelli in Clerkenwell, London, followed quickly by Novelli W8, Novelli EC1 and Les Saveurs in Mayfair. In addition to his mini empire, Jean-Christophe also launched Novelli at the Cellars; Cape Town's leading five-star Relais et chateaux Hotel, Moulin de Jean in Normandy, France and was chef consultant on Sea France Ferries. Over his career Jean-Christophe has accumulated no less than four consecutive Michelin Stars.
