Pascal Barbot (born 7 June 1972) is a French chef. His restaurant ''L'Astrance'' in

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earned one

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2023, a year after the reopening of the restaurant at a new location, and has kept the star ever since. Previously ''L'Astrance'' had three stars from 2007 to 2018 before being demoted to two stars in 2019. In a 2013 review, food writer Elizabeth Auerbach declared that Barbot "belongs to the small but illustrious group of French chefs who have a truly international profile and are thus the ambassadors of modern French cuisine."

Career

After his graduation from the hotel school of

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, Barbot began his cooking career at the ''Buron de Chaudefour'' in Chambon-sur-Lac,

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and

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at the restaurant ''Saveurs'' of Joël Antunes. In 1993, he did his national service in the Navy in

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, where he became the chef to the Pacific admiral. From 1994 to 1998, he worked with

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in his restaurant ''L'Arpège'' in

. In 1996, the restaurant obtained a third star at the

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. After leaving ''L'Arpège'', he travelled to Sydney for a few years before returning to Paris and partnering with Christophe Rohat, another former chef of ''L'Arpège'', to open a new restaurant, ''L'Astrance''. The restaurant obtained its first Michelin star after five months, and its third star in 2007. The 2019 edition of the Michelin guide demoted ''L'Astrance'' back to two stars. In 2020, Barbot and Rohat moved the restaurant to a larger building, which happened to be the old location of ''Jamin'', the renowned restaurant by legendary chef

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. The restaurant was also listed for several years among

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, including ranking 13th in 2011. Barbot has trained many chefs, including Jacob Holmström, Magnus Nilsson,

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, Tatiana Levha, Agata Felluga and Manon Fleury.

References

External links

Official website of the restaurant ''L'Astrance''
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