523:
390:
360:
in 2008, "luxury hotel, a gourmet bistro, Guerard's three-star restaurant, boutique lodgings and, most recently, La Ferme
Thermale d'Eugenie, one of France's most elegant spas." In 1992, he also ran a vineyard, newly formed, which produced 37,000 bottles of his Baron de Bachen label annually. At the
333:
with a cartoon of
Guerard, then 42, and the line "The new gourmet law: hold the butter." After first winning three Michelin stars for his Les Prés d’Eugénie restaurant in 1974, 1975, and 1977, he began receiving steady three Michelin stars for his restaurant around 1980. At one point, his restaurant
326:
SF Moma says "a vanguard of nouvelle cuisine, Michel Guérard was part of the radical shift towards lighter, delicate French cooking– a break from traditional techniques and reliance on heavy, rich sauces." On 9 February 1976, he was featured on the cover of
176:
with his grandmother and then his mother. In town, his mother ran the family butcher shop after his father was drafted. He had the "kind of French country childhood that involved wading into streams barefoot to catch slippery
323:. Guerard wanted cuisine that was more appealing than diet food but low in extra fat, sugar, and salt, saying he "realized the extend of despair towards food" that overweight patients at the spa were facing.
361:
location, the couple has a cooking school for hobby chefs. They also in 2013 opened a training center for professional cooks. In 2016, Guerard and his family ran 21 spas and employed around 2000 people.
337:
In 1977 his main restaurant received three
Michelin stars, and all his properties in Eugénie have been very successful, transforming the tiny village into a significant tourist destination.
998:
315:, a form of healthy cooking, to cater to health-conscious Parisians. Guerard stated that he created "great slimming cuisine" when he moved to Eugénie in 1974, an area where patients with
189:-style feast" at a family friend's home, helping inspire him to stop studying science in favor of apprenticing as a cook. He also learned cooking from his mother and grandmother.
1097:
1087:
1047:
369:
Guerard and his wife had two daughters. They lived at Château de Bachen, where they had a large collection of original French paintings. The house has a mile of
1112:
1092:
1042:
863:
311:, where she was running one of her family's smaller, less successful spas. They restored the buildings, and Guérard invented a style of food,
300:
spent her summers. At the location, Les Pres D'Eugenie is his restaurant, located in the original Les Pres D'Eugenie Hotel opened in 1862.
708:
273:. The restaurant gained a second star in 1971, and was successful until it was compulsorily acquired for the purposes of a road-widening.
250:, "Guérard was a nouvelle cuisine pioneer who... disrupted restaurant culture... Breaking away from the long-established rules of French
828:
197:
He related that "watching his grandmother bake pastry inspired him to become an apprentice, aged 14, at Kléber Alix's patisserie in
1117:
1082:
351:
In 1983 Christine and Michel purchased the Château de Bachen, replanting the vineyards, and producing their first harvest in 1988.
254:, the group pushed for food to look and taste more like the stuff it’s actually made from, to be leaner and lighter and brighter."
738:
800:
1072:
544:
411:
570:
437:
552:
419:
82:
769:
612:
548:
415:
354:
In 1992, his other two new hotels included The
Couvent des Herbes. Guerard on the property runs, according to
1102:
684:
591:
1107:
945:
603:
597:
334:
at Les Prés d’Eugénie was awarded three
Michelin stars for forty years consecutively, starting in 1977.
218:
973:
205:, later going on to become the establishment's head pastry chef at the age of 25. He also cooked at
533:
400:
307:
range and the owner of a chain of spas and hotels. They married, and in 1974 he moved with her to
185:
interrogations regarding the location of his family’s cows." After liberation in 1944, he had an "
950:
537:
404:
450:
At the time of his death he and
Christine Guérard owned three restaurants in Eugénie-les-Bains:
656:
1077:
52:
229:
1067:
1062:
917:
376:
On 19 August 2024, it was announced that Guérard had died overnight at his home, aged 91.
308:
70:
8:
713:
202:
888:
774:
316:
296:, he owned a 16-hectare farm along with his wife Christine, located on the spa where
293:
238:
says he "almost single-handedly invented novelle cuisine." In the 1960s, along with
585:
247:
212:
146:
100:
922:
345:
312:
297:
198:
152:
136:
120:
661:
270:
262:
234:
1056:
864:"Michel Guérard – I've never created any dish thinking, "Will it be trendy?""
475:
303:
In 1972 Guérard met
Christine Barthelemy, the daughter of the founder of the
251:
243:
169:
999:"Le chef Michel Guérard, trois étoiles au Michelin depuis 1977, est mort"
320:
239:
165:
48:
974:"Michel Guérard, Who Lowered the Calories in Haute Cuisine, Dies at 91"
370:
186:
522:
389:
304:
833:
356:
281:
207:
1037:
918:"Q&A: Chef Michel Guérard, a Pioneer of Low-Calorie Cuisine"
794:
792:
461:, and has since 1977 received three stars in the Michelin Guide.
763:
761:
759:
937:
789:
702:
700:
698:
676:
506:
La
Cuisine très facile, Recettes pour débutants ou maladroits
178:
173:
858:
856:
854:
852:
756:
650:
648:
329:
228:
In the late 1960s, he was working at a small restaurant in
182:
911:
909:
739:"Michel Guérard, between new cuisine and slimming cuisine"
695:
646:
644:
642:
640:
638:
636:
634:
632:
630:
628:
849:
685:"Perfect Symphony of Senses: The World of Michel Guérard"
257:
In Paris suburbs in 1965, he opened his first restaurant
1027:(Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001), pp. 127–30.
906:
823:
821:
625:
500:
Petit almanach des plantes improbables et merveilleuses
164:
Michel Guérard was born in 1933 in the Paris suburb of
488:
Petit almanach des inventeurs improbables et méconnus
457:. Part of the main spa hotel, this restaurant serves
818:
144:, was a French chef, author, one of the founders of
709:"Five-minute chef: health-food guru Michel Guérard"
221:Patisserie, while working as a pastry chef at the
287:
1054:
502:, with Jean-Paul Plantive, Ginkgo éditeur, 2005.
496:, with Jean-Paul Plantive, Ginkgo éditeur, 2004.
490:, with Jean-Paul Plantive, Ginkgo éditeur, 2003.
1088:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
201:." He then learned "palace cuisine" at Paris's
1098:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
121:https://valeurnette.fr/michel-guerard-fortune/
269:in 1967 earned Guérard his first star in the
140:; 27 March 1933 – 19 August 2024), known as
733:
731:
551:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
418:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
159:
1113:Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants
1093:Knights of the Order of Agricultural Merit
494:L'almanach des petits mestiers improbables
364:
172:broke out, and he was raised just outside
1025:European Gastronomy into the 21st Century
915:
571:Learn how and when to remove this message
438:Learn how and when to remove this message
728:
767:
484:, Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, 1978.
478:, Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, 1976.
1055:
946:"French Master Chef Reinvents His Art"
943:
706:
657:"Fish That's Worth a Flight to France"
881:
682:
135:
944:Symons, Emma-Kate (1 October 2020).
916:Samuelson, Kate (10 February 2017).
801:"Michel Guérard's low calorie lunch"
549:adding citations to reliable sources
516:
416:adding citations to reliable sources
383:
654:
13:
1017:
971:
798:
770:"In France, the Baths on a Budget"
14:
1129:
1031:
768:Sjogren, Eric (11 October 1992).
1048:In France, the Baths on a Budget
521:
388:
1118:French male non-fiction writers
1083:Knights of the Legion of Honour
991:
965:
707:Parker, Olivia (8 April 2014).
465:
1001:. Ouest France. 19 August 2024
379:
288:Spa resort and cuisine minceur
1:
683:Milor, Vedat (10 July 2020).
618:
592:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
613:Ordre des Palmes académiques
348:, included cuisine minceur.
110:
7:
889:"Eugénie-les-Bains, France"
10:
1134:
512:
280:at the Connaught hotel in
219:Meilleur Ouvrier de France
655:Rao, Tejal (9 May 2016).
472:La grande cuisine minceur
276:He operated a restaurant
192:
181:with his hands, but also
116:
106:
96:
88:
78:
59:
30:
23:
604:Ordre du Mérite agricole
598:Ordre national du Mérite
160:Early life and education
951:The Wall Street Journal
508:, Ginkgo éditeur, 2006.
365:Personal life and death
16:French chef (1933–2024)
1073:People from Val-d'Oise
1038:Michel Guerard website
608:Prix Eckart-Witzigmann
342:Eat Well And Stay Slim
217:, and in 1958 won the
83:Lycée Pierre-Corneille
129:Michel Robert-Guérard
35:Michel Robert-Guérard
1103:French restaurateurs
805:Sainsbury's Magazine
545:improve this section
482:La cuisine gourmande
412:improve this section
232:in Paris, where the
150:and the inventor of
137:[miʃɛlɡeʁaʁ]
1108:French food writers
1023:Cailein Gillespie,
714:The Daily Telegraph
978:The New York Times
775:The New York Times
455:Les Prés d'Eugénie
317:metabolic diseases
292:In the village of
230:Asnières-sur-Seine
972:Grimes, William.
837:. 3 February 2008
611:Chevalier of the
602:Chevalier of the
596:Chevalier of the
590:Chevalier of the
584:Chevalier of the
581:
580:
573:
459:cuisine gourmande
448:
447:
440:
309:Eugénie-les-Bains
294:Eugenie-les-Bains
126:
125:
71:Eugénie-les-Bains
1125:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
995:
989:
988:
986:
984:
969:
963:
962:
960:
958:
941:
935:
934:
932:
930:
913:
904:
903:
901:
899:
885:
879:
878:
876:
874:
860:
847:
846:
844:
842:
829:"Merci, Eugenie"
825:
816:
815:
813:
811:
796:
787:
786:
784:
782:
765:
754:
753:
751:
749:
735:
726:
725:
723:
721:
704:
693:
692:
680:
674:
673:
671:
669:
652:
586:Légion d'honneur
576:
569:
565:
562:
556:
525:
517:
443:
436:
432:
429:
423:
392:
384:
248:Pierre Troisgros
223:Hôtel de Crillon
203:Hôtel de Crillon
147:nouvelle cuisine
139:
134:
101:Nouvelle cuisine
66:
44:
42:
21:
20:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1053:
1052:
1034:
1020:
1018:Further reading
1015:
1014:
1004:
1002:
997:
996:
992:
982:
980:
970:
966:
956:
954:
942:
938:
928:
926:
914:
907:
897:
895:
887:
886:
882:
872:
870:
862:
861:
850:
840:
838:
827:
826:
819:
809:
807:
799:Alcock, Sarah.
797:
790:
780:
778:
766:
757:
747:
745:
737:
736:
729:
719:
717:
705:
696:
689:Gastro Mondiale
681:
677:
667:
665:
653:
626:
621:
577:
566:
560:
557:
542:
526:
515:
468:
444:
433:
427:
424:
409:
393:
382:
367:
346:Frances Lincoln
344:, published by
313:cuisine minceur
298:Empress Eugenie
290:
246:, and Jean and
199:Mantes-La-Jolie
195:
162:
153:cuisine minceur
132:
74:
68:
64:
55:
46:
40:
38:
37:
36:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1131:
1121:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1051:
1050:
1045:
1043:Merci, Eugenie
1040:
1033:
1032:External links
1030:
1029:
1028:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1012:
990:
964:
936:
905:
880:
848:
817:
788:
755:
727:
694:
675:
662:Bloomberg News
623:
622:
620:
617:
616:
615:
609:
606:
600:
594:
588:
579:
578:
529:
527:
520:
514:
511:
510:
509:
503:
497:
491:
485:
479:
467:
464:
463:
462:
446:
445:
396:
394:
387:
381:
378:
366:
363:
289:
286:
278:Hélène Darroze
271:Michelin Guide
263:Michelin stars
261:It earned two
259:Le Pot au Feu.
235:New York Times
194:
191:
168:. At age six,
161:
158:
142:Michel Guérard
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
90:
89:Known for
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
69:
67:(aged 91)
63:19 August 2024
61:
57:
56:
47:
34:
32:
28:
27:
25:Michel Guérard
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1130:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1035:
1026:
1022:
1021:
1000:
994:
979:
975:
968:
953:
952:
947:
940:
925:
924:
919:
912:
910:
894:
890:
884:
869:
868:European Food
865:
859:
857:
855:
853:
836:
835:
830:
824:
822:
806:
802:
795:
793:
777:
776:
771:
764:
762:
760:
744:
740:
734:
732:
716:
715:
710:
703:
701:
699:
690:
686:
679:
664:
663:
658:
651:
649:
647:
645:
643:
641:
639:
637:
635:
633:
631:
629:
624:
614:
610:
607:
605:
601:
599:
595:
593:
589:
587:
583:
582:
575:
572:
564:
554:
550:
546:
540:
539:
535:
530:This section
528:
524:
519:
518:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
476:Alain Coumont
473:
470:
469:
460:
456:
453:
452:
451:
442:
439:
431:
421:
417:
413:
407:
406:
402:
397:This section
395:
391:
386:
385:
377:
374:
372:
362:
359:
358:
352:
349:
347:
343:
338:
335:
332:
331:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
301:
299:
295:
285:
283:
279:
274:
272:
268:
267:Le Pot-au-Feu
264:
260:
255:
253:
252:haute cuisine
249:
245:
241:
237:
236:
231:
226:
224:
220:
216:
215:
210:
209:
204:
200:
190:
188:
184:
180:
175:
171:
167:
157:
155:
154:
149:
148:
143:
138:
130:
122:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
102:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
72:
62:
58:
54:
50:
45:27 March 1933
33:
29:
22:
19:
1078:French chefs
1024:
1003:. Retrieved
993:
981:. Retrieved
977:
967:
955:. Retrieved
949:
939:
927:. Retrieved
921:
896:. Retrieved
892:
883:
871:. Retrieved
867:
839:. Retrieved
832:
808:. Retrieved
804:
779:. Retrieved
773:
746:. Retrieved
742:
718:. Retrieved
712:
688:
678:
666:. Retrieved
660:
567:
558:
543:Please help
531:
505:
499:
493:
487:
481:
471:
466:Bibliography
458:
454:
449:
434:
425:
410:Please help
398:
375:
368:
355:
353:
350:
341:
339:
336:
328:
325:
302:
291:
277:
275:
266:
258:
256:
244:Alain Chapel
233:
227:
222:
213:
206:
196:
170:World War II
163:
151:
145:
141:
128:
127:
65:(2024-08-19)
18:
1068:2024 deaths
1063:1933 births
957:16 December
929:16 December
898:17 December
873:16 December
841:16 December
810:16 December
781:16 December
748:17 December
720:17 December
668:17 December
561:August 2024
428:August 2024
380:Restaurants
321:hot springs
240:Paul Bocuse
1057:Categories
619:References
371:grapevines
41:1933-03-27
1005:19 August
983:19 August
743:France.fr
532:does not
399:does not
340:His book
319:used its
187:Escoffier
79:Education
305:Biotherm
166:Vétheuil
97:Movement
73:, France
49:Vétheuil
893:SF Moma
834:The Age
553:removed
538:sources
513:Honours
474:, with
420:removed
405:sources
357:The Age
282:Mayfair
214:Maxim's
208:Le Lido
133:French:
117:Website
111:Honours
107:Honours
92:Cooking
193:Career
53:France
179:trout
174:Rouen
1007:2024
985:2024
959:2020
931:2020
923:Time
900:2020
875:2020
843:2020
812:2020
783:2020
750:2020
722:2020
670:2020
536:any
534:cite
403:any
401:cite
330:TIME
211:and
183:Nazi
60:Died
31:Born
547:by
414:by
284:.
1059::
976:.
948:.
920:.
908:^
891:.
866:.
851:^
831:.
820:^
803:.
791:^
772:.
758:^
741:.
730:^
711:.
697:^
687:.
659:.
627:^
373:.
265:.
242:,
225:.
156:.
51:,
1009:.
987:.
961:.
933:.
902:.
877:.
845:.
814:.
785:.
752:.
724:.
691:.
672:.
574:)
568:(
563:)
559:(
555:.
541:.
441:)
435:(
430:)
426:(
422:.
408:.
131:(
43:)
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.