Nicolas Sale

Nicolas Sale (born 29 July 1972) is a French chef. He is the chef of the two gastronomic restaurants of the Hôtel Ritz Paris: La Table de l'Espadon (2 Michelin stars) and Le Jardin de l'Espadon (1 Michelin star). He was named "Chef of the Year" in 2017.

Life and career Early life and education Nicolas Sale was born rue des Martyrs in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, underneath the butte Montmartre. He grew up in Aubervilliers and Pantin. He spent his holiday at the farm of his grandparents, near Molières and Château-Gontier in the department of Mayenne and developed an interest for cooking. He dreamt of becoming a cyclist, but after middle school, he turned by default into a CAP in cooking at the Lycée Hôtelier Eugénie-Cotton in Montreuil, in which he did his training course with Freddy Faverot and Pascal de Pericot at the Écurie in Villemomble. He pursued his training course in CFA Médéric at the École hôtelière de Paris, working with Jean-Claude Meunier at Comme chez soi. held until their closing in 2012 by Michel Roth. He became the tenth chef of the Ritz, where the first one was Auguste Escoffier. The restaurants La Table de l'Espadon and Les Jardins de l'Espadon re-opened in June 2016. In January 2017, Nicolas Sale obtained two Michelin stars for La Table de l'Espadon and one Michelin star for Les Jardins de l'Espadon. The same year, he was elected "Chef of the Year" by the restaurant professionals, election organized by the magazine Le Chef.