Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises Explained

Leader Title:	President
Website:	toques-blanches-lyonnaises.com

French: '''Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises''' is an organization that was founded in 1936 by 7 renowned chefs from the Lyon area, including the founder and first president of the organization, .^{[1] [2] [3]} The organization's goals are to unite cooks and pastry chefs to preserve and maintain the culinary history and traditions of Lyon, including the, the Mères Lyonnaises, bouchons, and Lyon's Michelin-Starred restaurants.^[4] It also aims to promote Lyonnais gastronomy and regional products.^[5]

There are currently about 120 chefs who work to promote Lyon's gastronomy at local, national and international levels.

List of presidents

• Marius Vettard (1936–1976)
• Paul Blanc (1976–1982)
• Roger Roucoud (1983–1987)
• Pierre Orsi (1988–1993)
• Guy Lassaussaie (1994–2006)
• Christophe Marguin (2006–2012)
• Laurent Bouvier (2012–2015)
• (Since 2015)

Notes and References

1. Notre histoire - Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises. Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises: Association de Chefs cuisiniers depuis 1936. 2018. fr. 17 July 2018.
2. Web site: Cuisiniers lyonnais [Culinary Trophy Joannès-Nandron (1969)]]. numelyo.bm-lyon.fr. 17 July 2018. fr. De gauche à droite: Marius Vettard, créateur de l'association des Toques blanches lyonnaises, et Roger Roucou, chef de La Mère Guy..
3. Web site: Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises: 80 ans de gastronomie Le journal de l'éco. lejournaldeleco.fr. fr-FR. 17 July 2018.
4. Book: Belleret . Robert . Paul Bocuse - L'épopée d'un chef . 9 January 2019 . L'Archipel . 978-2809825695 . fr.
5. News: Lamy . Guillaume . Au Petit Vatel: un grand nom de la gastronomie lyonnaise . 21 August 2020 . . 23 September 2019 . fr.