Paul Haeberlin (chef)

Paul Haeberlin (November 24, 1923 - May 10, 2008) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was the owner of Auberge de l’Ill, classical French restaurant, which was first awarded a 3-star Michelin Rating in 1967 and continues to be one of the oldest 3-star establishments in France. cite news |first=William|last=Grimes|title=Paul Haeberlin, 3-Star Chef, Dies at 84 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/world/europe/13haeberlin.html?ref=dining|work= New York Times |publisher= |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2008-05-14] His restaurant has served as a school for many of the world's premier French chefs, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Hubert Keller of Fleur de Lys (restaurant).

Paul Haeberlin was born in the village of Illhaeusern, which is located in the Alsace region of France. His grandparents had opened a small inn and cafe, called L’Arbre Vert, in the town back in 1878. He became a apprentice at the Hôtel de la Pépinière in Ribeauvillé, France, when he was just 14 years old. He next moved to Paris where he worked in restaurants such as Poccardi and Rôtisserie Périgourdine.

Haeberlin had to give up cooking during World War II when he was drafted into the French army. His family's inn, the L’Arbre Vert, which was opened by his grandparents in 1878, was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1945 near the end of the war. The family rebuilt it after World War II, renaming the restaurant Auberge de l’Ill.Paul Haeberlin and his brother, Jean-Pierre Haeberlin, a decorative artist, set over operations of the new restaurant.

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