For over 50 years, the teaching approach of the Lenôtre Culinary School has been built on excellence in both know-how and the ability to pass it on.
The culinary training programs we offer bring your projects and careers to life through a practical approach: the chefs and instructors of the Lenôtre School share with you their techniques, precise gestures, time management skills, and methods from both past and present.
In short, they pass on the secrets of the Lenôtre house and the fundamentals of French gastronomy.
A unique teaching team
The chefs and instructors of the Lenôtre School
Within our School, training and advanced courses are delivered by permanent instructors who are professionals, skilled educators, and passionate individuals, alongside renowned chefs from the industry.
Their mission is to provide you with the best tools to turn your project into a successful professional journey. The chefs and instructors of the Lenôtre School are deeply committed to sharing their high standards when it comes to ingredients, their dedication to a craft-based approach, and the expertise of the Lenôtre House.
Whether you are a student or a professional advancing your skills at the Lenôtre School, you will appreciate the close interaction with these passionate experts and the valuable exchanges it fosters.
Within our gourmet culinary school, classes never exceed 12 students. The kitchens are equipped with professional-grade equipment, allowing you to practice the most advanced techniques.
The Lenôtre School’s teaching approach is practice-oriented. Here, you learn by doing: you handle products and ingredients, practice techniques, taste, adjust, refine, and fully prepare each recipe.

Our instructor team
Guillaume Galy
Chef Training Director
Alain Despinois
Chef Instructor Cuisine
Georges Kousanas
Chef Chef Instructor Pastry
World Vice-Champion of Pastry
Patrick Jeandeau
Chef Instructor Cuisine
Pascal Kamin
Chef Instructor Cuisine
World Champion of Caterers
Antoine Bernard
Chef Instructor Bakery
Clémence Berthelot
Chef Instructor Pastry
Clément Langouet
Chef Instructor Cuisine
Alexis Soszynski
Chef Instructor Pastry
Matthias Lafère
Assistant Instructor Pastry
Rémi Belhache
Assistant Instructor Cuisine
Our guest chef instructors
Frédéric Anton
A three-Michelin-star chef
and MOF award winner
Guy Krenzer
Creative Director
and two-time MOF award winner.
Etienne Leroy
Executive Pastry Chef Creation,
World Pastry Champion
Fabrice Brunet
Chef in charge of savory creation,
MOF award winner
Fabrice Gendrier
Savory Creation Chef
MOF
Eric Finon
Chef and gastronomy specialist,
MOF award winner.
Gérard Taurin
Ice Cream World Champion
MOF award winner.
Tom Meyer
Chef MOF award winner
Executive Chef at La Chèvre d’Or**
Alexandre Couillon
Chef of La Marine restaurant***
Paul Marcon
Bocuse d’Or 2025.
Jordi Bordas
World Pastry Champion.
Maxence Barbot
Pastry Chef at Le Bristol
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