Alain Ducasse facts for kids
Alain at Identità Golose Conference 2010
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| Born | 13 September 1956 Orthez, France |
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| Cooking style | French cuisine |
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Le Louis XV
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Alain Ducasse (born September 13, 1956) is a world-famous chef from France. He is known for creating amazing French dishes and running many successful restaurants around the globe. Some of his restaurants, like Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester in London, have earned three Michelin stars, which is the highest rating a restaurant can get.
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Becoming a Chef
Early Life and Training
Alain Ducasse was born in Orthez, a town in southwestern France. He grew up on a farm in a village called Castel-Sarrazin. This is where he first learned about fresh ingredients.
When he was 16, in 1972, he started training to be a chef. This is called an apprenticeship. He worked at a restaurant and went to a hotel school in Bordeaux. He learned from some of the best chefs in France, like Michel Guérard and Gaston Lenôtre.
In 1977, he began working with the legendary chef Roger Vergé. Vergé was famous for a style of cooking called Cuisine du Soleil (Cuisine of the Sun). Ducasse learned how to cook with the fresh, sunny flavors of Provence, a region in the south of France.
First Job as Head Chef
In 1980, Ducasse became a head chef for the first time at a restaurant called L'amandier in Mougins. A year later, he became the head chef at La Terrasse at the Hôtel Juana in Juan-les-Pins. His cooking was so good that in 1984, he earned two Michelin stars.
That same year, Ducasse was in a serious plane crash and was the only survivor. He was badly injured but recovered and continued his career.
A World-Famous Career
In 1986, Ducasse was asked to be the chef at the famous Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo. He took charge of its main restaurant, Le Louis XV. Under his leadership, the restaurant became one of the best in the world.
Ducasse didn't just stop at cooking. In 1988, he opened a small country inn in Provence. Later, on August 12, 1996, he opened the Alain Ducasse restaurant in Paris. Only eight months later, it was awarded three Michelin stars.
Success in America
Ducasse also brought his cooking to the United States. In 2000, he opened a restaurant in New York City. It also received three Michelin stars. This made Ducasse the first chef ever to have three different restaurants, each with three Michelin stars, at the same time.
He later opened other restaurants in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.
Cooking for Royalty
On July 2, 2011, Ducasse had a very special job. He cooked the grand dinner for the wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock of Monaco. It was the first time he had ever prepared an official meal for a head of state.
Awards and Recognition
Alain Ducasse is one of the most celebrated chefs in history. At one point, he held 21 Michelin stars at once across all his restaurants. This made him one of the most-starred chefs in the world.
He has appeared as a special guest on the TV show MasterChef in the United States and Italy. In 2013, he received a Lifetime Achievement award from The World's 50 Best Restaurants list, honoring his amazing career.
Restaurants Around the World
Alain Ducasse has opened many restaurants in different countries. He also has cooking schools, one for the public and one for professional chefs. His company even works with the European Space Agency to create tasty meals for astronauts in space.
Some of his most famous restaurants include:
- Le Louis XV in Monaco
- Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester in London, UK
- Restaurant Le Meurice, Alain Ducasse in Paris, France
- Le Jules Verne at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
- Benoit, a bistro with locations in Paris, Tokyo, and New York
Images for kids
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Restaurant Louis XV, Monaco
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Restaurant Le Jules Verne, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
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Restaurant Le Meurice, Paris, France
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Restaurant le Relais Plaza, Paris, France
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Rivea, Saint-Tropez, France
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Restaurant Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, England
See also
In Spanish: Alain Ducasse para niños
- List of Michelin 3-star restaurants
