Michel Roth (born 7 November 1959) is a French

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who has been awarded two stars by the

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. He has also received other famous titles, such as the

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and

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, both in 1991.

Training and career

Michel Roth began his training course at the ''Auberge de la Charrue d'Or'' in

Sarreguemines Sarreguemines (; German: ''Saargemünd'' ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Saargemìnn'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. It is the seat of an arrondissement and a canton. As o ...

, following at the ''Auberge de L'Ill'' in

Illhaeusern Illhaeusern (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Ill and Fecht. Its name means "houses near the river Ill". Illhaeusern is famous for the Aube ...

and at ''Le Crocodile'' in

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, and at the restaurant Ledoyen in

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. In 1981, he was hired as a chef assistant at the

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located at

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. In 1992, he became the chef of the restaurant ''L'Espadon''. He left ''L'Espadon'' on 10 June 1999 for the restaurant '' Lasserre''. In 2001, the Hôtel Ritz contacted him again to become the head chef and he accepted the opportunity. In 2009, he and the restaurant ''L'Espadon'' received a second

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. He was the executive chef of the restaurant until it closed on 1 August 2012 for a complete renovation. During that period, he created his food consulting company and became in September 2012, the executive chef and culinary advisor of Hotel President Wilson in

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. In November 2013, he received a Michelin star for the restaurant Bayview and the grade of 17/20 at the Gault et Millau.

Television appearances

Michel Roth appeared for the first time in the television documentary ''Le Festin de Noël'', broadcast on

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on 8 December 2010. He appeared in 2011 as a guest in the second season of the French version of ''Masterchef'', broadcast on

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, where he asked the contestants to dress 3 dishes in 30 minutes. The dishes were part of the daily cuisine of the Ritz-Espadon, composed of an entry with crab, a dish with lobster, and a dessert with pear. In December 2013 he co-hosted the program ''Repas de fête'' broadcast on

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with Caroline Mignot.

Honors

*1997: Medallist of the city of

*2000: Officier du Mérite Agricole *2003: Chevalier of the National Order of Merit *2006: Chevalier of the

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References

External links

Official site of the Hôtel Ritz ParisOfficial site of Hotel President Wilson
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Training and career

Television appearances

Honors

See also

References

External links