'Nouvelle cuisine' pioneer Bocuse dies at 91

 

FILE PHOTO - French chef Paul Bocuse waves to applause as he attends the 2013 Bocuse d'Or cooking contest in Chassieu, near Lyon, January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Paul Bocuse, one of France's most celebrated chefs, has died at the age of 91, the interior minister said on Saturday.

 

Bocuse was an early exponent of "nouvelle cuisine", which reinterpreted traditional French cooking using less butter and cream and focusing on fresh ingredients and stylish presentation.

 

Interior Minister Gerard Collomb announced Bocuse's death on his official twitter feed.

 

"Paul Bocuse is dead... The pope of gastronomy has left us," posted Collomb, a former mayor of Bocuse's home city of Lyon.

 

 

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Farewell to the restaurant dishwashers friend:

 

 

 

 

A man friendly, open-minded and modest!Farewell!

I remember my first experience with Nouvelle Cuisine. The waiter (who of course had to be a condescending prat in those days) asked how I found the steak. 'Lifted up a chip and there it was......'

truffle soup

Edited January 21, 20188 yr by Opl

3 hours ago, nanoth said:

A man friendly, open-minded and modest!Farewell!

 

BOCUSE RECIPES

Best STAUB recipes from 3 Michelin Star chef Paul Bocuse

Pepper steak,

Tomato risotto

Bresse chicken in cream sauce

Bœuf bourguignon

Chef's fine mint ratatouille

https://www.staub-online.com/uk/en/recipes/bocuse-recipes.html

Edited January 21, 20188 yr by Opl

Bocuse will really miss us