Alexandre Gauthier, a young chef of 28 years, has already had a long professional career. His training in some of the finest houses has catapulted him to recognition; all the guides consider him to be one of the emerging powers in French cuisine. However, it’s not terribly risky to venture a guess that the best is still yet to come. Gauthier is a frontrunner who knows how to set a steady pace in his conquest of lofty goals. Quiet and ambitious, he has it clear in his mind that he must grow, but grow while maturing, with both feet planted firmly on the ground.