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French gastronomes were aghast when Alain Ducasse, who has the most Michelin stars in the world, announced he was leaving his Plaza Athenee vegetarian restaurant.
Alain Ducasse, the French chef famous for his natural approach to food, and winner of the most Michelin stars in the world, is leaving the restaurant of luxury Paris hotel Plaza Athenée that has been…
Superchef Alain Ducasse ousted from Michelin restaurant in earthquake for French gastronomy
One critic calls Ducasse s departure from the Paris three-starred Plaza Athénée after 21 years a slap in the face for the top French chef
Alain Ducasse is the chef with the most Michelin stars in the world
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Alain Ducasse, the cook with the most Michelin stars in the world, is to step down from the Parisian three-starred restaurant at the Plaza Athénée hotel he has run for 21 years in what critics have dubbed an “earthquake” in French gastronomy.
While the chef and hotel said his departure from the upscale eatery off the Champs-Elysées was “by mutual consent”, one well-placed culinary insider called it a “slap in the face” for France’s most famous living chef.