Sophie Bise () is a French chef in

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at Auberge du Père Bise.

Career

Sophie Bise trained with Pique Pierre in

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, Outhier in La Napoule, La Maree in

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, and Gaertner in

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. She worked around the world in many kitchens in New York,

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and

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, among others, and then returned to

Auberge du Père Bise Auberge is a French word for an inn or hostel, and is also sometimes used to refer to a restaurant (as a result of the historical association between inns and restaurants). Inns *Auberge Ravoux, historic landmark in French village of Auvers-sur-Oi ...

in 1987 to the restaurant started by her parents, grandparents and great grandparents. In 1985, Sophie enabled the restaurant to earn back one of the Michelin stars lost while her father,

Francois Bise Francois Bise (, died 1983) was a French chef and restaurateur. His mother, Marguerite Bise was a chef and restaurateur at Auberge du Père Bise in Talloires, Haute-Savoie, and one of the first women to win three Michelin stars. Francois Bise ...

, was dying. As a result of her work, Auberge was reinstated as one of 19 top establishments in France.

Publications

Her book,''The Auberge du Père Bise'', was published in 2013 by Carre Blanc Editions. It contains 38 of her recipes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bise, Sophie Living people French chefs French women chefs Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants Year of birth missing (living people) French cookbook writers French women food writers 21st-century French women writers