It was in Saint-Martin-d’Armagnac, at his mother’s farmhouse inn, that Michel Sarran discovered cooking. He quickly acquired a taste for it, and developed a talent that led to an internship with Alain Ducasse. After that, one thing followed on from another: apprenticeship with Michel Guérard, second-in-command to three-starred chef Jean-Michel Lorain, chef of two restaurants, before earning his first Michelin star at the age of 30. Today, the chef, whose charisma and outspokenness seduced audiences during his appearance on Top Chef, is widely recognized in France. But his civic initiative goes beyond cooking: it involves children. He is particularly sensitive to the well-being of those who suffer most. It supports Autisme 31, a parents’ association that provides educational leisure activities for children, teenagers and adults with autism. He is also patron of the Le Baobab association.
Association
Le Baobab
The Association Le Baobab was founded in 2014 through the initiative of nursing staff at the Children’s Hospital of Toulouse University Hospital. The association’s main aim is to improve the quality of life of children suffering from chronic, acute, cancer-related, nursing, end-of-life or bereavement pain. The organization raises funds for equipment, the development of non- medicinal practices and the financing of external contributors. These actions have a real impact on children and those around them, whether in healthcare institutions or at home.
