Alain Giraud is a French chef born in 1959 in Paris. In his early years he worked at such establishments as

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. In 1988, Giraud travelled to Los Angeles to work with chef

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at the restaurant Citrus. Giraud later opened the restaurant Bastide which in 2002 earned a four star review from the ''

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''. In 2003, ''

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'' magazine declared him Chef of the Year. In 2008, Giraud opened Anisette Brasserie, a French

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themed restaurant in Santa Monica, California. Anisette Brasserie later closed in 2010.

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