Arnaud Donckele is chef of Plénitude, Paris, France, a post held since 2021. (source)
The restaurant is No. 10 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 and No. 23 in La Liste 2026, and holds three MICHELIN stars.
Career
- Apprentice cook under chef Georges Landriot, Goumard Prunier, Paris (source)
Training
- Cooking BEP (basic vocational diploma) at FERRANDI Paris, the school he joined as a student (source)
- Culinary training in Paris at École Ferrandi, starting at age 16 (source)
- Chefs Michel Guérard, Alain Ducasse and Jean-Louis Nomicos are named by him as having guided his knowledge of ingredients and discipline (source)
Recognition
- Three MICHELIN stars for Plénitude, Cheval Blanc Paris (2022) (source)
- Gault & Millau 'Chef of the Year' (2020) (source)
- 'Chef of the Year', election organised by Le Chef Magazine (2013) (source)
- 'Jeune chef de l'avenir' award from the International Food Academy (2012) (source)
- Named world's No. 1 chef by Le Chef magazine (vote of two- and three-star Michelin chefs), as reported by Encore magazine (2019) (source)
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the executive chef's role.
Also in Paris
- Wilfried Morandini, Cheval Blanc Paris
- Fabrice Moizan, Le Bristol Paris, Oetker Hotels
Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.