i. Biography
His public career arc is compact and specific: chef of Auberge du XIIème Siècle and the MICHELIN Guide France recognition in 2024.
Coming Up
Training at Notre Dame La Riche and La Cité des Formations Tours Loire Valley gave Kevin Gardien a formal base built on discipline, structure, and repetition. That kind of instruction tends to produce cooks who value control over flourish, and Gardien’s early path fits that frame: measured, focused, and shaped by a steady accumulation of craft rather than by dramatic turns. The move from school to kitchen leadership was direct and controlled, with precision carrying more weight than display. Since 2020, he has held the chef’s post at Auberge du XIIème Siècle, where the trust placed in his hand at the stove is part of the job itself.
Where They Are Now
Since 2020, Gardien has led the kitchen at Auberge du XIIème Siècle in Saché, France, making the role the center of his public work. The position asks for command of service, composition, and execution across the full run of a dining room, and his profile is built around that kind of consistency. The significance of the post lies in its clarity: a chef’s authority is measured less by noise than by the ability to hold a kitchen together day after day. Gardien’s record reads as a compact ascent, with Auberge du XIIème Siècle marking the point where his work became publicly legible.
Honors
Kevin's honors include One MICHELIN Star. The 2024 MICHELIN Guide France recognition gave formal shape to the work Kevin Gardien had already been doing at Auberge du XIIème Siècle. For a chef whose career has been defined by restraint and precision, the honor reads as a clean acknowledgment of kitchen discipline rather than a change in direction. It places his work in a wider frame while keeping grounded in the same terms that have defined it from the start: training, a steady appointment in 2020, and the measured authority of a chef in Saché, France.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Kevin
Where did Kevin Gardien train or study?
Kevin Gardien trained at Notre Dame La Riche and La Cité des Formations Tours Loire Valley.
What recognition has Kevin Gardien received?
One MICHELIN Star (2024).
