Marcel Vigneron

Marcel Vigneron is Executive Chef of The Aster Hotel and Lemon Grove Restaurant in Los Angeles, California. His modern California cuisine and molecular gastronomy techniques have been featured on major culinary television shows such as Bravo’s Top Chef (season 2 runner-up), Bravo’s Top Chef: All-Stars, Syfy’s Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen, Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games, and many more. Marcel attended the acclaimed Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in New York, where he earned an associate's degree in culinary arts and a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. He has worked across the globe with world-renowned chefs, including Joël Robuchon, Michael Mina and Jose Andres. Marcel also lived in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied at El Taller with famed Chef Ferran and Albert Adrià of El Bulli restaurant. Marcel believes that the creation of a new dish can be an interpretation of nature intended to satisfy the soul and promote good health for mankind.