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Jean-Christophe has worked at a number
of restaurants gaining Michelin stars including: the
Provence restaurant in Lymington, after just six
months as chef patron, and The Four Seasons Hotel,
Maison Novelli and Le Saveur de Jean Christophe
Novelli. Other awards and honours include the Egon
Ronay dessert of the year award (1992), AA Chef’s Chef
of the Year (1998), the Harpers & Queen fifth most
alluring man in the world award and prizes for his
book ‘Your Place of Mine?’
Several times he was voted the sexiest
chef in England, and "Harpers and Queen" voted him the
fifth most alluring man in the world.
Well known faces frequently eat in Jean
Christophe’s restaurants - Tony Blair, Salmon Rushdie,
David Bowie, Geri Haliwell. Princess Anne invited Jean
Christophe to a private function and he took part in a
hunting day with Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie
during their honeymoon. Arnold Schwarzenneger invited
him to the New York Four Seasons during the
promotional tour for his book, Your Place or Mine?
which received several awards, including the gold
medal in Germany.
Jean Christophe has put his face to
adverts for Nokia, Evian, Badoit, Twinings Tea, Rotary
watches, and was offered consultancies for Carte Noire
coffee and Billington sugar amongst others. He also
had a column in the Saturday Times Magazine called
Novelli’s Secrets.
A rapid rise to fame and success
brought with it a raft of opportunities. Prime-time
television and Radio frequently feature Jean
Christophe, and has worked with some of the biggest
names in the entertaining industry including Sir David
Frost, Ruby Wax and Emma Bunton.
In his spare time Jean Christophe is a
keen golfer and recently played with Marcel Desailly
captain of Chelsea and France. At present, Jean
Christophe is in training for the London Triathlon
2002 and hopes to beat his time from 2000.
Cooking and creating are Jean
Christophe’s first loves. He remains passionate about
the industry, his restaurant Maison Novelli and
focuses on satisfying his loyal customers. Working
closely with his friend Marco Pierre White on various
projects, Jean Christophe’s plans include a new design
for the restaurant.
Look out for Jean Christophe’s articles
in Golf International, City to Cities, Women & Home
and Esquire.
Maison Novelli, 29
Clerkenwell Green, Farringdon, London EC1
Tel: +44 (0)171 251 6606 Fax 490 1083
Read about Jean-Christophe's
book Your place or mine
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