Cuisine is one of the fundamental values of the Relais & Châteaux Association. Each of the 450 Relais & Châteaux properties around the world upholds the tradition of excellence in cuisine: 150 of them are Relais Gourmands which rank amongst the best restaurants in France and the world. Marc Veyrat, Guy Savoy, Guy Martin, Alain Passard, Michel Rostang, Alain Senderens, Michel Bras, Hélène Darroze, Michel Troisgros, Jacques Chibois, Anne-Sophie Pic, Michel Guérard, Georges Blanc, Michel Roux, Raymond Blanc, Juan-Mari and Elena Arzak, Nadia Santini, Luisa Valazza, Kyomi Mikuni, Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Charlie Trotter…. make up this label which was launched in 1972.