Jonathan Siksou

History of French gastronomy and power banquets; Court ceremonial, receptions and diplomatic dinners

Jonathan Siksou is a journalist and writer. Columnist for Causeur, he is the author of Vivre en ville (Cerf, 2024), distinguished by the Academy Prize of the French Academy, and of Triompher en festins, a history of France in twenty meals (Perrin, 2026), which traces the history of power at the table, from the coronation of Saint Louis to the diplomatic dinners of Talleyrand.

Nationality

French