Michel Guérard at Les Prés d’Eugénie in 2014. LEA CRESPI / PASCO&CO
A champion of “slimming cuisine” and undoubtedly the most creative, erudite and mischievous incarnation of the nouvelle cuisine generation, Michel Guérard was the last living legend from the French gastronomic renewal of the early 1970s since the passing of his friends Paul Bocuse, Pierre and Jean Troisgros, Roger Vergé, Alain Chapel and Alain Senderens.
A three-star chef since 1977 at the restaurant Les Prés d’Eugénie, in Eugénie-les Bains, south-west France, and the author of best-sellers including La Grande cuisine minceur (The Cuisine of Slimness,1976) and Cusine Gourmande (1978), which amplified his international renown, Guérard died on Sunday, August 18, aged 91, those close to him announced, confirming a report from France Bleu.
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