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Pierre Gagnaire

French chef (born 1950)

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name	Pierre Gagnaire
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caption	Gagnaire (third from right)
birth_name	Pierre Galmier Gagnaire
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birth_place	Apinac, Loire, France
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ratings	Michelin stars
restaurants	{{plainlist
television	Fuji TV: Iron Chef (1995)
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Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire (Paris)
Sketch (London) Pierre Galmier Gagnaire (; born 9 April 1950) is a French chef who is the head chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 Rue Balzac in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef at the forefront of the fusion cuisine movement.

Beginning his career in Saint-Étienne where he won three Michelin stars, Gagnaire tore at the conventions of classic French cooking by introducing juxtapositions of flavours, tastes, textures, and ingredients. On his website, he gives his mission statement as the wish to run a restaurant which is 'facing tomorrow but respectful of yesterday' ("tourné vers demain mais soucieux d'hier").

In Europe

The restaurant, Pierre Gagnaire, specializes in modern French cuisine and has garnered three Michelin stars. Gagnaire is also head chef of Sketch in London. In 2005, both restaurants were ranked in the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants by industry magazine Restaurant, with Pierre Gagnaire ranking third for three consecutive years (2006, 2007, and 2008).

In the United States

In December 2009, Gagnaire made his United States debut with Twist, a new restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas, which received a Forbes Five-Star Award but has since closed.

Media appearances

Pierre Gagnaire has made appearances on Fuji TV's Iron Chef. He represented France in the 1995 Iron Chef World Cup in Tokyo, with the other chefs chosen being Italy's Gianfranco Vissani and Hong Kong's Xu Cheng as well as Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba representing Japan. He also appeared in the "France Battle Special" at Château de Brissac, where he battled Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai.

Politics

In 2024, he was approached to stand in the 2024 European Parliament election to stand as a candidate for the Rural Alliance, but decided against it.

Awards

In 2015, Gagnaire won a Best Chef in the World award.

Restaurants

Paris, Pierre Gagnaire, 1996–
Paris, Gaya rive gauche par Pierre Gagnaire, 2005–
Berlin, Les Solistes by Pierre Gagnaire, 2013–2016 (closed)
Bordeaux, La Grande Maison
Châtelaillon, Gaya Cuisine De Bords de Mer
Courchevel, Piero TT, 2007–
Danang, La Maison 1888
Dubai, Restaurant CHOIX Pâtisserie TT Restaurant par Pierre Gagnaire, 2008–
Gordes, Peir 2015-
Hong Kong, Pierre, 2006–2020
Las Vegas, Twist, 2009–
London, Sketch, 2002–
Moscow, Les Menus par Pierre Gagnaire, (closed)
Riyadh, Acacia by Pierre Gagnaire, (closed)
Seoul, Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul, 2008–
Saint-Tropez, Colette, (closed)
Shanghai, Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire, 2017–
Tokyo, http://www.pierre-gagnaire.com/ Pierre Gagnaire - Tokyo], 2005–
Barrière Hotels group (Paris, Enghien les Bains, Courchevel, Toulouse, Cannes, La Baule) Fouquet's

References

Haloche, Laurence. (21 December 2018). "Pierre Gagnaire : «En tant que responsable, on a un devoir moral vis-à-vis des gens qui nous entourent»". Le Figaro.
"Pierre Gagnaire Interview: The Number One Chef in the World?".
Prince, Rose. (9 July 2009). "Pierre Gagnaire: all the fun of the fare". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
Prince, Rose. (27 May 2010). "Pierre Gagnaire: Keep your mind open in the kitchen". The Daily Telegraph.
[[S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants]] [http://www.theworlds50best.com/past-winners/2005 2005 Award Winners] {{webarchive. link. (2 September 2011)
[[S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants]] [http://www.theworlds50best.com/past-winners/2006 2006 Award Winners] {{webarchive. link. (2 September 2011)
[[S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants]] [http://www.theworlds50best.com/past-winners/2007 2007 Award Winners] {{webarchive. link. (30 October 2011)
[[S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants]] [http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2008/ 2008 Award Winners] {{webarchive. link. (14 September 2013)
Godement, Valérie. (5 December 2023). "L'Alliance Rurale : qui est derrière la liste aux élections européennes, avec quel programme ?".
(2015). "Le Chef Lists 100 of The Best Chefs in the World".
(April 2015). "Meet Pierre Gagnaire, the 'best chef in the world'".

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