Anne-Sophie Pic at the Fondation Cartier

Anne-Sophie Pic, the world’s most Michelin-starred female chef will open a brand new restaurant located in the venue of Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain on Rue de Rivoli, Paris.

Last October Cartier opened the new venue of Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in the heart of Paris, welcoming the public at 2 Place du Palais-Royal, directly across from the Louvre. In September 2026, Anne-Sophie Pic, the internationally renowned French chef opens a brand new restaurant in the building. She is the most Michelin-starred female chef in the world and the new place also reflects her exceptional universe. Guided by her philosophy of Suffusion (her culinary approach bringing together several actions and preparations by using an aromatic framework) the visitors can experience her latest creations, dedicated to this venue.

Anne-Sophie Pic grew up in the Rhône Valley, southern France in a family of highly acknowledged chefs. Originally not intended to find her path in gastronomy, she studied business and wanted to work in fashion. She refers herself as “a self-taught chef”, and finally her work and dedication have earned her numerous awards. In 2007, she obtained three Michelin stars for her flagship restaurant in Valence, Restaurant Pic, continuing the legacy of her family’s three-star line. The Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic, in Lausanne, Switzerland was awarded two Michelin stars in 2009. In 2011, she was named the best female chef in the world by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Her Paris restaurant, La Dame de Pic has received one Michelin star. Her collaboration with Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok resulted a French gourmet restaurant in Thailand – Le Normandie regained 2 Michelin Stars in 2026.

As the Pic Group announced: “from 18 September 2026, Anne-Sophie Pic will take up residence at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain with a new Parisian restaurant : a place where imaginations converge and art enters into dialogue with a cuisine in constant exploration, shaped by emotion, discovery and new perceptions.”

Not too long ago she sat down with Dorothée Boissier, Co-founder and CEO of Gilles & Boissier design agency and talked about her inspiration and creation process, please the conversation below.