- Jean-Claude Vrinat
Jean-Claude Vrinat (
12 April 1936 –7 January 2008 ) was the owner of the Taillevent restaurant founded by his fatherAndré Vrinat inParis . [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2002/02/08/a9_6.php Patricia Wells, 'DINING: All Hail Jean-Claude Vrinat', "International Herald Tribune", 8 February 2002] .] This two star restaurant [ [http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20061126 Nick Lander. 'Taillevent - celebrating 60 years' "Business Life", 13 December 2006] .] , named after the court chef to King Charles V in the fourteenth century, has long been considered the epitome ofHaute Cuisine and is also known for its excellent service and its comprehensive wine list. [George M. Taber, "Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Tasting that Revolutionized Wine". New York: Scribner, 2005] It held three stars from 1973 to 2007. [ [http://taillevent.com/dotclear/index.php?2007/02/21/278-guide-michelin-2007 Jean-Claude Vrinat, 'Des fuites pas si anodines que cela...', "Taillevent News, taillevent.com" 21 February 2007] .] [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/27/travel/trwells.php Patricia Wells. 'Admiring Taillevent, despite its demotion', ""International Herald Tribune", 27 February 2007] .]He served as a judge in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. [George M. Taber, "Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Tasting that Revolutionized Wine". New York: Scribner, 2005]
Born in
Villeneuve-l'Archevêque nearChablis inBourgogne , Vrinat was educated by the Oratorians and received his diploma from HEC Paris (l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in 1959. He joined his father at the Taillevent in 1962 [ [http://www.americanwaymag.com/aw/lifestyle/taste.asp?archive_date=12/15/2003 Anthony Dias Blue. 'Eating and Drinking with Jean-Claude Vrinat', "American Way", 15 December 2003] .] and inherited the restaurant on3 September 1972. [ [http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20061126 Nick Lander. 'Taillevent - celebrating 60 years' "Business Life", 13 December 2006] .] Vrinat branched out into retail wine sales with a shop called Les Caves Taillevent in 1987. [ [http://www.americanwaymag.com/aw/lifestyle/taste.asp?archive_date=12/15/2003 Anthony Dias Blue. 'Eating and Drinking with Jean-Claude Vrinat', "American Way", 15 December 2003] .] He opened a smaller second Parisian restaurant "L'Angle du Faubourg" in March 2001. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2002/02/08/a9_6.php Patricia Wells, 'DINING: All Hail Jean-Claude Vrinat', "International Herald Tribune", 8 February 2002] .] [Another source giving the foundation as April 2001 is [http://www.americanwaymag.com/aw/lifestyle/taste.asp?archive_date=12/15/2003 Anthony Dias Blue. 'Eating and Drinking with Jean-Claude Vrinat', "American Way", 15 December 2003] .]Vrinat died of
lung cancer at a Parisian hospital on January 7, 2008, at the age of 71. cite news |first=|last=|title=Jean-Claude Vrinat |url=http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=13879 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Legacy.com |date=2008-01-09 |accessdate=2008-01-09] His funeral will be held atÉglise de la Madeleine in central Paris. Vrinat was survived by his wife, Sabine, and one daughter.External links
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The Times : Jean-Claude Vrinat, Restaurateur who owned Taillevent, one of the grandest traditional establishments in ParisSee also
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