i. Biography
Coming Up
Training at Lycée hôtelier Paul Augier gave Mickaël Tourteaux the standard hotel-school discipline: classic technique, repetition, and the pace expected of professional service. That foundation matters in a kitchen built on control rather than display. The early restaurant path moved through Chantecler in Nice, Les Viviers, and Moulin de Mougins, each post adding another layer of kitchen time in places where speed, accuracy, and consistency are part of the job. At Keisuke Matsushima, the move from cook to chef widened the brief and confirmed a step up in responsibility. Since 2008, Flaveur has been the fixed point in Mickaël Tourteaux’s career, and the long run there has given his work its shape. A sustained tenure says something practical about the way a kitchen language is built: gradually, through service after service, until the work reads as settled and confident rather than forced.
Where They Are Now
At Flaveur in Nice, France, Mickaël Tourteaux works as Chef de cuisine with a style associated with Riviera polish and technical precision. The present role reflects the accumulation of the earlier stages: school, hotel kitchens, restaurant service, and the patient building of a voice that can hold a dining room over time.
Honors
The Michelin Guide, 1 star (2011), Michelin Guide, 2 stars (2018), and Gault et Millau, 4 toques (2018) mark the points where Mickaël Tourteaux’s work was formally recognized. Taken together, they show a career judged over time, with each distinction landing as a checkpoint in an already demanding standard of kitchen work. The 2011 Michelin Guide star arrived first, then the 2018 Michelin Guide 2 stars and Gault et Millau 4 toques followed as stronger recognition of a kitchen that had become more exacting in its expression. For an artisan, those kinds of awards are less about ornament than about confirmation: proof that the line, the timing, and the discipline are being read clearly by peers and guides alike.
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
Asked of Mickaël
What is Mickaël Tourteaux's current role?
Mickaël Tourteaux is Chef de cuisine.
Where did Mickaël Tourteaux train or study?
Mickaël Tourteaux trained at Lycée hôtelier Paul Augier.
What recognition has Mickaël Tourteaux received?
Michelin Guide, 2 stars (2018).
