Serge Vieira

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Serge Vieira
Born(1977-04-04)4 April 1977
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died1 July 2023(2023-07-01) (aged 46)
Chaudes-Aigues, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationChef
AwardsBocuse d'Or (2005) Ordre national du Mérite (2022)
Websitehttps://www.sergevieira.com/fr/

Serge Vieira (4 April 1977 – 1 July 2023) was a French Michelin-starred chef of the restaurant bearing his name, Serge Vieira, located at Château de Couffour. He was winner of the 2005 Bocuse d'or.

Biography[edit]

Serge Vieira was born in Clermont-Ferrand in 1977 to Portuguese parents João and Maria Irene Vieira.[1][2][3][4] He is the youngest of five siblings, and his father works for Michelin.[5]

Vieira obtained a CAP (French certificate for chefs) and then a BEP(secondary diploma), but was refused entry to the Lycée hôtelier in Chamalières.[2] He then made his debut in Chamalières with chef Dominique Robert at La Gravière from 1993 until 1997.[2][3][6] He then continued his training as chef de partie with chef Bernard Andrieu in Clermont-Ferrand (July 1997-May 1998), then at Château de Marçay in Chinon (May–November 1998).[6] He followed this up with a series of three-star restaurants, starting with three years at Saint-Père-sous-Vézelay under chef Marc Meneau at L'Espérance as chef de partie from September 1999.[6] Régis Marcon then took him on as second chef at L'Auberge des Cimes in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid for three years, starting in March 2003.[2][6]

Bocuse d'Or and two stars[edit]

In 2005, Vieira won the Bocuse d'Or, prepared with the help of Régis Marcon.[2] From then on, he travelled the world for professional training courses and various performances. In 2009, he decided to settle in the Cantal region, and on 10 April opened a restaurant bearing his name at Château de Couffour in Chaudes-Aigues. It's a 40-seat troglodyte restaurant set below the château, with access through the roof.[5][7] After just one year, it was awarded its first star, followed by a second in 2012.[2][8]

Vieira's cuisine was characterised by the absence of signature dishes. For him, "The signature dish is a prison. I want people to come to us because they don't know what they're going to taste. Renewal is essential".[9]

Opening of Sodade[edit]

In 2019, Vieira opened a second establishment, consisting of a four-star hotel and a 50-60 place brasserie restaurant named Sodade, recalling his Portuguese origins.[1][3][5] He presided over the French Bocuse d'Or team.[4][5] He also assisted and trained the Australian team for the Bocuse d'Or.[8] He helped chef Davy Tissot win the Bocuse d'Or 2021.[8] In January 2020, his restaurant Château de Couffour was awarded the sustainable gastronomy label.[5]

Charity[edit]

Vieira organized the Tournament des étoilés, a soccer tournament in which almost 500 Michelin-starred chefs took part, with all proceeds going to the Les enfants du jardin association.[10]

Personal life and death[edit]

Vieira met his future wife, Marie-Aude, at Château de Marçay.[2] Marie-Aude Vieira is the daughter of goatherds[1] and the couple had two children.[2][1] In January 2020, Marie-Aude Vieira received a Service Award from the Michelin Guide.[7]

Vieira died on 1 July 2023, at the age of 46.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Serge Vieira ne cuisinera plus sur l'écume des jours". Libération (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Chefs, Terroirs de. "Portrait du chef Serge Vieira Bocuse d'or". Terroirs de chefs (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d à 17h55, Par Le Parisien Le 1 juillet 2023 (1 July 2023). "Mort du chef étoilé Serge Vieira, Bocuse d'or 2005, à l'âge de 46 ans". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Serge Vieira, chef doublement étoilé, est mort à l'âge de 46 ans". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e Joachy, Marie-Pierre (21 March 2020). "Serge et Marie-Aude Vieira". Arts & Gastronomie (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Yumpu.com. "'Pianos et fours' du magazine de mai 2010 - L'Hôtellerie Restauration". yumpu.com (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b Joachy, Marie-Pierre (21 March 2020). "Serge Vieira, bâtisseur d'émotions". Arts & Gastronomie (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Romani, Hugo (1 July 2023). "Le chef Serge Vieira, Bocuse d'or 2005, est mort à 46 ans". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Serge Vieira: "Le plat-signature est une prison"". L'Express (in French). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Tournoi des étoilés : à Saint-Flour, les chefs chaussent les crampons pour la bonne cause". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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