David lebovitz alain ducasse biography

          He spent years building the outstanding La Manufacture, the first (and only) bean-to-bar chocolate shop and production facility in Paris.

        1. Baking icon David Lebovitz welcomed us into his Parisian apartment in the 11th arrondissement for an exclusive baking and chat session.
        2. Alain Ducasse has been nurturing the same vision in Paris, along with pastry chef Nicolas Berger, who is now running La Manufacture de chocolat.
        3. At 33 years old, he made the month-old Louis XV the first hotel restaurant to hold 3 stars.
        4. David Lebovitz.

          5. Alain Ducasse has been nurturing the same vision in Paris, along with pastry chef Nicolas Berger, who is now running La Manufacture de chocolat..

          Alain Ducasse

          French chef

          Alain Ducasse (French:[alɛ̃dykas]; born 13 September 1956) is a French-born Monégasque chef.

          He operates a number of restaurants including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester which holds three stars (the top rating) in the Michelin Guide.

          Early life and career

          Ducasse was born in Orthez in southwestern France and was educated on a farm in Castel-Sarrazin.

          A visit to Monaco for the anniversary of Martell Cordon Bleu Cognac with some delicious French pastries & Cognac along the way.

          In 1972, when he was sixteen, Ducasse began an apprenticeship at the Pavillon Landais restaurant in Soustons and at the Bordeaux hotel school. After this apprenticeship, he began work at Michel Guérard's restaurant in Eugénie-les-Bains while also working for Gaston Lenôtre during the summer months.

          In 1977, Ducasse started working as an assistant at Moulin de Mougins under legendary chef Roger Vergé, creator of Cuisine du Soleil, and learned the Provençal cooking methods for which he was later known.[citation needed]

          In 2012 he held 21 Michelin stars, making him the second ranke