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Thierry Marx (born 19 September 1959) is a French
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, specialised in
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.


Biography

Thierry Marx was born and raised in
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in the area of
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. His grandfather, Marcel Marx, was a
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refugee and communist resistant during
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.''
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'', 14 September 2005. "Ceinture noire et cordon-bleu"
Thierry Marx thought of becoming a
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, but later joined the
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in 1978 and graduated with a degree (CAP) of
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,
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and
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. He joined the army as a
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in the marines and was a casque bleu in 1980 during the
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. At his return to France, he went through various jobs, including being a
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, a cash transporter and a
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, but finally went back into cooking. He worked as a chef assistant at Ledoyen,
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and Robuchon. He later became chef at the Regency Hotel in
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and traveled to
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,
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and
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. In 1988, he received one star at the
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for the restaurant ''Roc en Val'' in
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,Thierry Marx, alchimies et belles saveurs
Magazine Références.
and from 1990 to 1995 for the ''Cheval Blanc'' in
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, where he received one star in 1991. Chef at the ''Relais et Château Cordeillan-Bages'' at
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since 1996, he received his first star there in the Michelin in 1996 and a second one in 1999. He was elected by
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Chef of the Year in 2000. In February 2008, the daily economic newspaper '' Les Échos'' interviewed him for his first portrait in the French economic newspaper. From 2010 to 2014, he was a judge on the French version of the cooking TV show ''
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'' on M6. Since April 2010, he is a head of the restaurant Mandarin Oriental, Paris, in which he opened in June 2011, the restaurants ''Sur-mesure by Thierry Marx'', ''Le Camélia'' and a pastry counter. In 2012, his restaurant ''Sur-mesure by Thierry Marx'' received two stars at the Guide Michelin. As of 2019, he is also in charge of the Jules Verne restaurant on the second floor of the
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.


Bibliography


Cook books

*''Planète Marx'' *''Easy Marx'' *''Marx'' *''Sweet Marx'' *''Street Marx'' *''Bon!'' *''Best of Marx''


Other books

*''Comment je suis devenu chef étoilé'' (biography)


Career

In December 2018, he confided to Isabelle Morizet that, "of the dozen kids from that time, only two are still alive". He joined the Compagnons du Devoir in 1978, where he obtained the Certificates of Professional Aptitude (CAP) for pastry chef, chocolate maker and ice cream maker. But at 19, Thierry Marx enlisted in the army as a parachutist in the marine infantry. He found himself a blue helmet in 1980 during the
Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the ...
''Libération'' du 14 septembre 2005, « Ceinture noire et cordon-bleu ». before joining the Lebanese phalanxes. Back in France, he says he is "in pieces", he is a security guard, cash transporter, handler, then finally goes back to the kitchen. He worked for Ledoyen, Taillevent then Robuchon. Noticed in his brigade, he finds himself head chef at the Regency Hotel in Sydney (Australia) and travels a lot (Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo). In 1988, he received a first star in the Michelin Guide for the restaurant Roc en Val in Montlouis-sur-Loire,Magazine ''Références''.
/ref> then from 1990 to 1995 at the Cheval Blanc in Nîmes where he received a star in 1991. Chef at the Relais and Château Cordeillan-Bages in Pauillac from 1996, he obtained his first Michelin star in 1996 then a second in 1999. Hope for a third star since 2004. He was elected "Cook of the Year" in 2006 by Gault & Millau. On February 15, 2008, the economic daily Les Échos devotes an interview to him, accompanied by an introduction by the journalist and blogger ''"Ménilmontant, mais oui madam..."'' This is his first portrait in a French economic newspaper. In October 2008 He is at the initiative of Foodlab, a kitchen lab at the border between gastronomy and science. It is a place of experimentation, bringing together scientists and internationally renowned chefs. From February 2010 to April 2014, he was one of the jurors for the Top Chef program on M6 with Ghislaine Arabian, Christian Constant and Jean-François Piège. In 2012, his restaurant Sur-mesure by Thierry Marx received two stars in the Michelin guide, and currently 5 toques (19/20) in the Gault & Millau Guide. On April 11, 2012, he was made a Knight of Arts and Letters by Frédéric Mitterrand. The same year, he was honorary president of the François-Rabelais Meetings. In 2013, he collaborated with the brand 3 Suisses for which he co-created with the visual artist Mathilde de l'Écotais, a capsule collection. In 2014, he was chef of the year in the Pudlo guide and received the consecration of the three plates. In 2015, for Lustucru, Thierry Marx humorously shoots an advertisement: "The Martians are back on your screen! Always so greedy, they taste their Lustucru pasta when suddenly...". He participates, as a coach, in the program Un village à la diète broadcast on July 20, 2018, on TF1, alongside nutritionist Vanessa Rolland, athletics trainer Renaud Longuèvre, and Miss France 2011 Laury Thilleman. In 2018, in tandem with Frédéric Anton, he took over the restaurant Le Jules Verne, located on the Eiffel Tower.Charlotte Chaffanjon et Marie-France Etchegoin, « La tour Eiffel infernale », '' Vanity Fair'' n°62, octobre 2018, p. 88-95 et 139. Also in 2018, he appeared in the series Joséphine guardian angel in his own role in episode 1 of season 19 entitled Graine de chef.


References


External links

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Mandarin Oriental, Paris
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