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Raymond Blanc
| Rosemary Scoular |
Born in Besancon, France in 1949, Raymond Blanc is acknowledeged as
one of the finest chefs in the world. His exquisite cooking has
received national and international guide to culinary excellence. He
arrived in England in 1972 to work as a waiter at the Rose Revived
Restaurant near Witney. When the chef became ill, he took over and two
years later, the restaurant gained entry into the Michelin Guide. At
the age of 28, Raymond Blanc opened his first restaurant, `Les Quat`
Saisons` in Summertown, Oxford. After just one year, the restaurant was
named Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year and a host of other accolades
including Michelin Stars and Pestle & Mortar awards followed. It
was in 1984, however, that he fulfilled a personal vision, creating an
hotel and restaurant in harmony when he opened Le Manoir aux Quat`
Saisons in Great Milton, Oxford. Le Manoir is the only country house
hotel in the UK which has achieved two Michelin Stars for a total of 18
years and sustained the Relais and Chateaux Purple Shield. The third series of his successful BBC2 series THE RESTAURANT goes out on BBC2 in October 2009. His latest book, a memoir of his life in food, was published by Transworld in September 2008. |
| Rosemary Scoular |
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Born in Besancon, France in 1949, Raymond Blanc is acknowledeged as
one of the finest chefs in the world. His exquisite cooking has
received national and international guide to culinary excellence. He
arrived in England in 1972 to work as a waiter at the Rose Revived
Restaurant near Witney. When the chef became ill, he took over and two
years later, the restaurant gained entry into the Michelin Guide. At
the age of 28, Raymond Blanc opened his first restaurant, `Les Quat`
Saisons` in Summertown, Oxford. After just one year, the restaurant was
named Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year and a host of other accolades
including Michelin Stars and Pestle & Mortar awards followed. It
was in 1984, however, that he fulfilled a personal vision, creating an
hotel and restaurant in harmony when he opened Le Manoir aux Quat`
Saisons in Great Milton, Oxford. Le Manoir is the only country house
hotel in the UK which has achieved two Michelin Stars for a total of 18
years and sustained the Relais and Chateaux Purple Shield. The third series of his successful BBC2 series THE RESTAURANT goes out on BBC2 in October 2009. His latest book, a memoir of his life in food, was published by Transworld in September 2008. | http://www.manoir.com http://www.raymondblanc.com/ |
