Food & Travel // Guillaume’s Paris
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SBS
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Blink TV
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Worldwide
From its iconic landmarks to its endless riverbanks, Paris is one of the world’s most instantly recognisable cities and welcomes over 30 million tourists each year. It’s about to become a lot more popular, and as the host city of the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Olympics, great and timely content about Paris is about to become the flavour du jour.
The city is a pulsating mecca that teems with fashionistas and foodies alike, all trekking through each of its 80 quartiers in a flurry of adrenalin. But only those who are lucky enough to have lived within its walls have intimate knowledge of the hidden gems nestled in the 20 distinctive arrondissements that coil around the Seine to form ‘La Ville-Lumière’… … world-renowned Sydney-based French chef Guillaume Brahimi is one of those lucky ones.As a 14-year-old boy, Guillaume moved to Paris and began his apprenticeship as a chef. In the 1800s, Paris was redesigned around the central food markets of Les Halles that fed its population, and people still talk of ‘the belly of Paris’ with reverence. As Guillaume navigated the city and learned his trade, he discovered the secrets of each arrondissement: where all the great produce was, the greatest bars, the greatest hole in the wall restaurants and bistros, and of course, some of the greatest chefs and restaurants on the planet.
He worked for the great chef Joël Robuchon, who was reputed to be the chef of the century. Following that experience, Guillaume would go on to create his own restaurants around Australia, and become one of the world’s great chefs. In 2022, Guillaume will return to the city that made him. And he is inviting viewers to join him on a ‘moveable feast’ of his own, welcome to Guillaume’s Paris!
