Pierre Wynants (born 5 March 1939) is a Belgian chef. He owned and led the ''

Comme chez Soi Comme Chez Soi is a restaurant in Brussels, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany t ...

'' restaurant in Brussels. Under his ownership, the restaurant held three

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from 1979 until 2006. In 2004, he created the

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of the '' Ostend Queen'' establishment. This restaurant received a rather good review in the 2005

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edition Michelin restaurant guide (or ''Benelux

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''), although the restaurant had not opened at the time of publication of the guide. This breach of the renowned guide's rules created quite a stir in the Belgian press, particularly in ''

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''. Shortly after this scandal, the managers of the France-based restaurant guide recalled all fifty thousand copies of the newly published guide. In 2007 he passed over control of

to his son-in-law Lionel Rigolet.

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"''Comme chez Soi''" web site
1939 births Living people Belgian chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants {{Belgium-bio-stub

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