Loïc Lefebvre
{{Short description|French chef and restaurateur}}
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Loïc Lefebvre (born 4 December 1976) is a Michelin-starred French chef and restaurateur. He is the chef-owner of L’Atelier du Peintre in Colmar, France.
Early life and training
Lefebvre studied at Lycée Alain Fournier in Verdun, France.
He spent his formative years of technical training in France in the Michelin-starred kitchens of Christian Willer (of Le Palme d'Or Restaurant), twin brothers Jacques and Lourent Pourcel (of Le Jardin des Sens) and Jacques Chibois (of La Bastilde Saint-Antoine).[http://honestcooking.com/alsatian-wine-and-food-at-latelier-du-peintre-in-colmar/ Alsatian Wine and Food at L’Atelier du Peintre in Colmar] - HonestCooking.com
Lefebvre has been chef for former President of France, Jacques Chirac.Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares episode "La Riviera" (Season 2 Episode 4), 2005
Career
=Restaurants=
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Lefebvre's first head chef position, at 28 years of age, was at La Riviera, a restaurant at the Glenmoriston Town House hotel and restaurant in Inverness, Scotland, owned by multi-millionaire Barry Larsen. He was in charge of four compatriot chefs, and the aim was to garner a coveted Michelin star.
Larsen changed La Riviera's name to Abstract, before opening a second restaurant, named Contrast, next door in June 2006.
In March 2007, after three years in Inverness, Lefebvre moved to Edinburgh, where he and Larsen had planned to open a second location under the Abstract name. After a disagreement, Lefebvre returned to France in May 2007.[https://www.scotsman.com/news/chef-quits-restaurant-after-row-1-747880 "Chef quits restaurant after row"] - The Scotsman, May 18, 2007 The second location closed in January 2010.
Lefebvre opened the 40-seat[http://www.atelier-peintre.fr/presse/21-trois-nouvelles-etoiles-en-alsace "TROIS NOUVELLES ÉTOILES EN ALSACE"] - 26 July 2016 L’Atelier du Peintre in Colmar, France, in March 2009.[https://www.francetoday.com/food-drink/restaurants/restaurants_in_colmar_l_atelier_du_peintre_reviewed/ "Restaurants in Colmar: L’Atelier du Peintre, Reviewed"] - FranceToday.com, 22 July 2014 L’Atelier du Peintre translates as The Painter's Studio in English.
=Television appearances=
Lefebvre was featured in a Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares episode that aired in June 2005.[http://www.atelier-peintre.fr/medias/fichiers/2-highland-news-juin-2005.pdf "Gordon blue!"] - Highland News Group, week ending June 4, 2005 Gordon Ramsay and his team visited La Riviera the previous winter.[https://www.realitytvrevisited.com/2011/05/uk-season-2-episode-4-la-riviera.html "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares"] - Reality TV Revisited The show revisited the restaurant twice: once two months after the original; then again, two years later. After the visits, the restaurant won the Scottish Hotel Restaurant of the Year award.
=Awards=
L’Atelier du Peintre received a Michelin star in 2011.[https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Colmar-68000-L_Atelier_du_Peintre-2ewn3lj L'Atelier du Peintre] - ViaMichelin.com
Personal life
Lefebvre lives with his partner Caroline Cordier, who is the restaurant manager.[https://www.fodors.com/world/europe/france/alsace-lorraine/restaurants/reviews/latelier-du-peintre-607483 L'Atelier du Peintre] - Fodor's
References
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External links
- [http://www.atelier-peintre.fr L'Atelier du Peintre's official website]
- [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5lm3ni "Chef Lefebvre à l'Atelier du peintre'] - Journal Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
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