Michelin-starred chef Jean-François Piège offers the "tour de France of territories and modern stews" The 52-year-old chef worked with Alain Ducasse in Monaco and in Parisian palaces before building his singular gastronomic universe. He is among the most often cited as deserving of a third Michelin star, without obtaining it.

"The more they say chefs are worth the stars, the less they give them," he says.