Jacques Gantié

Jacques Gantié is a journalist at Nice-Matin, a literary and gastronomic critic, author of the weekly chronicle “Saveurs,” and a collaborator on several specialty magazines in France.

He is the author of various works on tourism and cooking, most notably Saveurs de terroirs de Provence (Flavors from the heart of Provence) with Richard Olney (Editions Robert Laffont), Nice la Belle (Gilletta), Guide de la Provence authentique (Guide to the authentic Provence - Editions Ramsay), Tout Miel : 70 recettes aux miels de Provence (All Honey : 70 recipes using Provence honies) with Guy Gedda (ROM Editions), and La Cuisine du Mas du langoustier (Cooking at the shrimper’s house) with Jo’l Quillet (ROM Editions), which gained the Prix du Terroir awarded by the city of Sainte-Maxime in October 1998 as part of France’s national gastronomy week. He has been awarded the National Prize for best gastronomic criticism in print media awarded in Angoulème in December 1997.

In addition, M. Gantié was awarded the Francis Amunateguy National Prize for Gastronomic Criticism in 1994, recognizing his overall contribution to the genre.