i. Biography
The Path
Restaurant-led production defines this role: since 2014, Stéphane Faval has been chef running the restaurant d'application Les Vieux Bois of Les Vieux Bois, a position that places daily service, teaching function, and kitchen coordination in the same frame. The same work also extends to his Executive Chef role at Vieux-Bois in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Work Today
The restaurant d'application format asks for consistency, control, and repeatable standards, because the kitchen has to perform as both service kitchen and training ground. In that setting, Stéphane Faval’s brief is not abstract creativity; it is management of output, standards, and timing across Les Vieux Bois and Vieux-Bois in Geneva.
Acclaim
The clearest dated marker in the record is the 2014 appointment in the Geneva restaurant role, which fixes the timeline of Stéphane Faval’s work at Les Vieux Bois.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Vieux-Bois:
What is Vieux-Bois: Stéphane Faval's craft?
Chef — Vieux-Bois (Geneva, Switzerland).
