Pierre Gagnaire (born 9 April 1950 in Apinac,

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhôn ...

) is a French chef, and the head chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondissement). Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef at the forefront of the

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movement. Beginning his career in St. Etienne where he won three

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, Gagnaire tore at the conventions of classic French cooking by introducing jarring juxtapositions of flavours, tastes, textures, and ingredients. On his website, Gagnaire gives his

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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

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and has garnered three

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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 ''

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,'' with Pierre Gagnaire ranking third for three consecutive years (2006, 2007, and 2008). S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurantsbr> 2008 Award Winners

In the United States

In December 2009, Gagnaire made his United States debut with Twist, a new restaurant at the

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, which has since received a

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Five-Star Award.

Media appearances

Pierre Gagnaire has made appearances on

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's ''

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''. 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

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representing Japan. He also appeared in the "France Battle Special" at Château de Brissac, where he battled Iron Chef French

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Awards

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

Restaurants

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Pierre Gagnaire
1996– *

Gaya rive gauche par Pierre Gagnaire
2005– * Berlin, Les Solistes by Pierre Gagnaire, 2013–2016 (closed) *

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...

La Grande Maison
* Châtelaillon
Gaya Cuisine De Bords de Mer
*

Courchevel Courchevel () is a French Alps ski resort. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world. Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 (Moriond), and Courc ...

Piero TT
2007– *

Danang Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...

La Maison 1888
*

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics o ...

Restaurant CHOIX Pâtisserie TT Restaurant par Pierre Gagnaire
2008– *

Gordes Gordes (; oc, Gòrda) is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The residents are known as ''Gordiens.'' The nearest big city is Avignon; smaller cities nearby include Cavaillo ...

Peir
2015- *

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, 2006–2020 *

Twist
2009– *

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...

, Sketch, 2002– *

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, Les Menus par Pierre Gagnaire, (closed) *

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...

, Acacia by Pierre Gagnaire, (closed) *

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Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul
2008– *

Saint-Tropez , INSEE = 83119 , postal code = 83990 , image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg , image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-A ...

, Colette, (closed) *

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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

External links

Official website
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