Born in Athens, Philip Chronopoulos came to France at the age of 18, where he enrolled in the Paul Bocuse cookery school in Lyon. A series of internships led him to discover the styles of great chefs like Alain Passard and Joël Robuchon. He became a member of Robuchon’s inner circle, where he rose to become Chef of the Atelier Étoile. In 2015, at the age of 29, Chronopoulos found himself in the limelight as the head chef the new Palais Royal Restaurant in Paris. Though it was a steep learning curve and a path paved with doubt, he won his first Michelin star barely two years after the restaurant opened. The second, awarded in 2022, confirmed his instinct that his authentic, personal style of cooking drawing on his culinary roots cannot fail to touch a chord. His signature: a relentless mastery of the best French culinary techniques that allows him to opt for simplicity, while playing brilliantly with all the riches Mediterranean cuisine has to offer.