Chef
Stéphane Laurin
- Discipline
- Chef
Portrait of Stéphane Laurin
i. Biography
The Path
A long tenure can define a cook as clearly as any title. Stéphane Laurin took over as chef of Cagnard in Cros-de-Cagnes in 2014, and that appointment became the fixed point of his public career. The significance here is continuity: a kitchen identity built through years of service, steady judgement, and the familiarity that only comes from staying put and doing the work every day. The standard behind that continuity is stated plainly in Laurin’s own words: “Working with two Meilleurs Ouvriers de France really leaves a mark.” In Laurin’s case, the lesson is not presented as anecdote but as evidence of how technique, taste, and habits are built under pressure and carried forward.
The Work Today
Cagnard in Cros-de-Cagnes remains the center of Stéphane Laurin’s work. He continues to lead the restaurant’s kitchen, and that consistency is the defining fact of the present tense. In trade terms, this is a chef’s role measured less by movement than by stamina: daily service, stable direction, and the authority that comes from keeping a room running over time.
In Their Words “Working with two Meilleurs Ouvriers de France really leaves a mark.”
Career - chef, Cagnard (2014–present)
Acclaim
Recognition here is less about a list of prizes than about the level of training implied by the reference to two Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. That line places Stéphane Laurin in a lineage of exacting standards, and it explains the durability of his kitchen presence at Cagnard. The mark of that background is not only what shaped him, but what continues to show in a tenure defined by steadiness, control, and sustained professional standing.
FAQ How did Stéphane Laurin get started? His stated career path begins with becoming chef at the Cros-de-Cagnes restaurant in 2014. What is Stéphane Laurin best known for today? He is best known today for leading the kitchen there as chef. Where does Stéphane Laurin work? Chef at Cagnard. Where is Cagnard based? Cros-de-Cagnes. Who did Stéphane Laurin train under? Didier Aniès.
