Mory Sacko Explained

Mory Sacko
Birth Date:	24 September 1992
Birth Place:	Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Occupation:	Chef

Mory Sacko (born 24 September 1992) is a French chef.

Biography

Mory Sacko is from Senegalese and Malian descent. He earned a Michelin star with his first restaurant, MoSuke. Sacko opened the 35-seat restaurant in Paris in September 2020 with a mix of French, West African, and Japanese cuisine. Dishes include beef filet cured in shea butter with mafé (peanuts), and "Breton lobster with tomato miso, lacto-fermented chilies, and charred watermelon".^[1] It is one of the few restaurants using West African ingredients to receive a Michelin star, and one of only six Michelin star restaurants to have a black executive chef, as of 2023.^[2]

Sacko opened a restaurant with Louis Vuitton in Saint-Tropez in June 2022, named Mory Sacko at Louis Vuitton.^[3]

Further reading

• Web site: Brunton . John . Franco-Malian chef Mory Sacko: 'I want African cuisine to be recognised as gastronomy' . The National . 2022-02-19 . en . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
• News: Chrisafis . Angelique . Chef Mory Sacko: 'Palates are ready to welcome cuisine like mine in France' . . 2023-05-26 . en-GB . 0261-3077 . mdy-all .
• News: Lobrano . Alexander . The boy wonder of French cooking . . 2021-10-26 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Piégay . Babtiste . Chef Mory Sacko Opens Restaurant With Louis Vuitton . L'Officiel Philippines . 2022-06-11 . en-US . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
• Sy . Omar . 2023 TIME100 Next: Mory Sacko . . 2023-09-13 . en . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
• Walt . Vivienne . How Mory Sacko Is Changing the Flavors of French Cuisine . . 2021-05-27 . en . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
• Walt . Vivienne . French Chef Mory Sacko Is Building a Restaurant Empire . . 2023-09-13 . en . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
• Web site: Yankovich . Gyan . Grab Your Passport: Louis Vuitton Just Opened A Restaurant In The Heart Of Saint-Tropez . Grazia . 2022-06-27 . en-US . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. News: Isaac-Goizé . Tina . The Parisians Are Over FOGO . . 2021-10-01 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all .
2. Web site: Gyasi . Kwaku . Where are the Michelin stars for black chefs? Only 6 in the world have one . Bloomberg . 2023-08-23 . en . 2023-09-14 . mdy-all .
3. News: Rascouet . Angelina . Louis Vuitton Opens Saint-Tropez Restaurant in Time for Summer . . 2022-06-14 . en . mdy-all . https://archive.today/20220614105701/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/mory-sacko-at-louis-vuitton-restaurant-opens-in-saint-tropez-for-summer . 2022-06-14 . live .