Yoni Saada

Son and grandson of the oldest butcher’s shop in Le Marais (Paris), Yoni Saada has always been in kitchens. At 19, he started by pursuing studies of cuisine and bakery at Ferrandi in Paris. After graduating, he worked within prestigious kitchen brigades: with Yannick Alléno at the Meurice hotel (3-starred restaurant), William Ledeuil at the Bouquinistes 2-starred restaurant, and the one of his mentor, Frederic Anton, at the Pré Catelan, a 3-starred restaurant. In 2006, at 25, he opened his very first restaurant “Osmose”, and became renowned after participating in the Top Chef TV show in 2013. The same year, he decided to open “Miniatures”, a semi-gourmet restaurant of French tapas. In 2014, his new project “Bagnard” was elected Project of the Year by the Gault & Millau guide. Yoni Saada also received the 2014 Young Talent prize.