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L'Ambroisie
Restaurant in Paris, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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L'Ambroisie (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bʁwazi]) is a traditional French restaurant in Paris, France. It was founded by Bernard Pacaud, and is now run by his son, Mathieu. It has maintained three Michelin stars for more than thirty years. The name "L'Ambroisie" ("Ambrosia" in English) comes from Greek mythology and means both "food for gods"[1] and "source of immortality."[2]
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Location
The restaurant is in a period house on the southwestern corner of the Place des Vosges in Paris.
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The restaurant's founder and head chef is Bernard Pacaud. He was abandoned by his parents at age 13 and raised in an orphanage in the mountains of Lyonnais.[2]
Pacaud started cooking at age 15, in 1962, as an apprentice at the famed Eugenie (Mére) Brazier's restaurant Col de la Luère, located 20 km from Lyon. Pacaud spent the next three years as a commis at the Tante Alice restaurant in Lyon before becoming chef de partie at La Méditerranée in Paris.[3] Pushed by Eugénie Brazier's encouragement, he applied to work in 1976 with Claude Peyrot, the chef and owner of the Vivarois (a Michelin three-star restaurant) on avenue Victor Hugo in Paris. In 1981, he opened his restaurant quai de la Tournelle (at the crossing with rue de Bièvres) in Paris.[4] In 1986, he opened L'Ambroisie at Place des Vosges, and obtained three Michelins stars in 1988, which he has kept.
Pacaud rarely comes into the public's sight because he devotes himself to cuisine in the kitchen.[5] He deeply values the quality of ingredients. When he first opened the restaurant, ingredient costs caused him to run a deficit. He has been described as following traditional processes of making food, taking the utmost care in dishes, and presenting every plate as an elegant art.[6]
Pacaud passed on the restaurant to his son Mathieu in 2012, but continues to pay close attention and makes sure the restaurant maintains its high-level service and quality.[6]
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History/popular culture
- L'Ambroisie won its first Michelin star in 1982,[5] and won another the following year.
- L'Ambroisie won its third Michelin star in 1988,[5] five years after winning its second star.
- In November 2015, President Barack Obama had dinner with President Francois Hollande and US Secretary of State John Kerry at L'Ambroisie.[7]
- L'Ambroisie was mentioned in the "One more time" monologue by James Spader playing Raymond Reddington in the episode Anslo Garrick of the television show The Blacklist.[8]
- In 2019, L'Ambroisie was featured in the Japanese television series La Grande Maison Tokyo (グランメゾン東京)[9] as one of the restaurants in which the television series takes place.[10][11][12]
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