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Joël Ruchon - Le Mais
October 5, 2018
Read a tribute to chef Joël Robuchon by André Gayot. Robuchon passed away on August 6th, 2018.
Nouvelle cuisine
September 28, 2018
Learn about the history of the revolutionary Nouvelle Cuisine from the food critic who helped coin the phrase, André Gayot.
Christian Millau
September 28, 2018
Christian Millau will be remembered among those who have participated and facilitated the transformations of the twentieth century
Alain Gayot childhood photo
September 28, 2018
Eulogy delivered at the memorial service for Alain Gayot by his father on October 1, 2016 in Los Angeles.
Chef Michel Richard
August 13, 2016
André Gayot records a tribute to chef Michel Richard, who left us on Saturday, August 13, 2016.
Bernard Loiseau
March 11, 2007
André Gayot writes about the controversy of chef Bernard Loiseau’s suicide and its possible connection with GaultMillau.
André Gayot's account of GaultMillau
March 11, 2007
Get the whole scoop from André Gayot on the Gault Millau controversy of restaurant ratings and the death of Bernard Loiseau.
Chef Bernard Loiseau
March 10, 2007
André Gayot mourns the death of Bernard Loiseau and examines the pressures of the media on those at the top of their craft, including cuisine.
L'Astrance Restaurant Paris
March 6, 2007
Learn more about L’Astrance’s unexpected three star Michelin rating in 2007, and find out one possible explanation for the award.