Chartier, Francois

Francois Chartier is the author of the popular French-language annual wine and food guide La Selection Chartier, now in its sixteenth edition, as well as the bestselling a Table avec Francois Chartier. In 2009, Chartier's original French edition of Taste Buds and Molecules (Papilles et Molecules) won the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Innovative Cookbookin the World--all languages considered. Chartieris the only Canadian to have ever been namedthe best world sommelier in French wines and spirits at the prestigious Grand Prix Sopexa. Pioneering what he calls "aromatic food h...