A DEDICATED AND MULTIPLE-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

Since winning the prestigious World’s Best Sommelier award (1994 Sopexa Grand Prix, Paris, for French wines and spirits), this passionate aroma expert has never stopped reinventing himself and tirelessly pursuing his research.

After publishing 26 books, he unveiled the first results of his research into molecular harmonies in his international bestseller Papilles et Molécules, released in 2009 and subsequently published in several languages. The book received the award for Best Cookbook in the World, Innovation Category, at the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris.

In 2012, he published the four-book collection of aromatic recipes Papilles pour tous! alongside his longtime collaborator, Chef Stéphane Modat of the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Quebec City. Together, they have created more than 1,500 recipes over the years (published across five books in total). They also created and co-hosted the culinary television series Papilles, which aired in 2013 on Télé-Québec and in 125 French-speaking countries through TV5 Monde. That same year, the Papilles pour tous! collection, inspired by Chartier’s aromatic science, won the award for Best Food and Wine Pairing Book in the World at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris.

In 2015, the findings from his six years of aromatic research following Papilles et Molécules were published in L’Essentiel de Chartier. In 2016, the book won the award for Best Cookbook in the World, Innovation Category, at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in China. It has since been translated into Spanish under the title La Cocina Aromática (Planeta Gastro).

His highly anticipated thirtieth book (The Aromatic DNA of Wines and Beverages from Around the World) is scheduled to hit bookshelves in Spain and Canada in fall 2027.

François Chartier also inspired the world of cinema in 2013 with the documentary film Le nez (first released in Quebec, then in France under the title L’Odorat, before becoming available on Netflix in English-speaking countries as The Empire of Scents). Directed by Kim Nguyen (nominated for an Academy Award in 2013 for his film Rebelle), the documentary draws inspiration from Papilles et Molécules and highlights, among other things, Chartier’s work and passion, tracing the aromatic journey that revolutionized the world of gastronomy.