Happy retirement Chef Le Cossec // Livre d'or

31 years have passed since these two photos were taken... 

Alain Le Cossec was 33 years old when he embarked on an ambitious project: the opening of the 'Ecole des Arts Culinaires et de l'Hôtellerie' in 1990. His passion for French gastronomy and the desire to pass on his knowledge were felt from his first steps in the training kitchen of the Synthème restaurant (now F&B). A few months later, he became Meilleur Ouvrier de France, which opened the doors to the Saisons Training restaurant where he worked for 23 years. More than 1,000 students were put through their paces with him. After this experience, he was promoted to Executive Chef at Institut Paul Bocuse, overseeing the culinary division and the management of the school's chefs, as well as travelling to represent us internationally. Finally, his last role led him to become involved in the "Team France Bocuse d'Or" in 2019. His career at the school ended with a great victory, with Davy Tissot being crowned at the Bocuse d'Or 2021, and perhaps that of Naïs Pirollet, who is well on her way. Can we dream of anything better?
 M E R C I Chef! And happy retirement!

"Dear Students,

The time has come for me to retire.
 I have spent 31 years with you, helping to build this beautiful school and making it famous.
 If the years have flown by so quickly, it is thanks to you.
 I wanted to thank you for all that you have given me over the years, which have passed by almost too quickly.
 You are a source of energy, inspiring me to surpass myself, making me proud and wanting to share with you.
 I hope to be able to meet as many of you as possible during the journeys that will now occupy my time.

Many, many thanks to you all."

As you know, Chef Le Cossec is not very 'social media', so to share your words of encouragement, we suggest you write a comment in the 'livre d'or' before 1 March 2022. It will then be delivered in paper format.