High Life

HIGH LIFE 71 Familiar returning faces this year included Paul Liebrandt, chef- owner of Corton in NewYork; Nicolas Isnard, chef-owner of L’Auberge de la Charme in Prenois, France; Thierry Drapeau, Chef-owner of Thierry Drapeau Logis de Chabotterie restaurant in France; Didier Corlou, prolific culinary personality and master of spices; Stéphane Bonnat of Bonnat Chocolatier, the oldest chocolatier in the world; Jacques Cocollos, owner of a French oyster farm and renowned exporter of top quality oysters to Asia; Patrice and Phillipe Marchand, co-owners of one of the oldest family-run dairy producers in Nancy, France, specializing in cheese; Leonard Elenbaas, demonstration chef of Big Green Egg charcoal barbecue cooker in Europe; and Bruno Dinel, maître boulanger-owner of Bib Gourmand recipient Le Bistrot du Boulanger in Strasbourg, France, also making a repeat appearance following his 2016 participation in the SO Amazing Chefs program.