Michel Bras
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Michel Bras (born 4 November 1946) is a French chef. His restaurant located in Laguiole in the Aveyron was rated three stars in the Guide Michelin since 1999. It is also classed in the "Relais & Châteaux" since 1992. He was classed several times among the 10 best restaurants in the world.{{Cite web |title=L'Aveyronnais Michel Bras parmi les dix meilleurs chefs du monde |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/01/28/2038571-aveyronnais-michel-bras-parmi-dix-meilleurs-chefs-monde.html |work=La Dépêche |accessdate=23 September 2015 |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Les 100 meilleurs chefs du monde |url=http://fr.scribd.com/doc/253962625/Les-100-meilleurs-chefs-du-monde |work=Scribd |accessdate=23 September 2015 |language=fr}}
Career
His cooking style is described as "creative" is often associated to fresh herbs and edible flowers. He has also created the recipe of a famous biscuit with chocolate coulant.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bras.fr/site_blanc/pdf/coulant.pdf |title=Le biscuit de chocolat coulant |publisher=Official site of Michel Bras |accessdate=25 July 2013 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116121034/http://www.bras.fr/site_blanc/pdf/coulant.pdf |archive-date=16 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}
In June 2002, Michel opened with his son Sébastien a second restaurant at the Windsor Hotel of Hokkaido in Japan. The restaurant in Laguiole was named Bras Michel et Sébastien.{{Cite web |title=Michel et Sébastien Bras - Sa bio et toute son actualité - Elle |url=http://www.elle.fr/Personnalites/Michel-et-Sebastien-Bras |work=Elle |accessdate=16 August 2020 |language=fr}}
In 2008, Michel Bras and the Japanese brand KAI (specialized in knife confection and other blades) have been working together for a number of years. They have developed series of custom knives intended in majority to restaurant professionals.[https://www.braskai.net/fr/ Homepage of the Bras KAI official website]
In 2014, Michel Bras launched a brasserie inside the Soulages museum located in Rodez,{{Cite journal |first=Annick |last=Colonna-Césari |title=Musée Soulages : peintures fraîches |journal=L'Express |date=28 May 2014 |pages=100–102 |issn=0014-5270 |language=fr}} and also in Toulouse a new original concept of fast-food named "Capucin",[http://www.capucinbras.fr/fr/ Homepage of the Capucin Bras official website] qualified as a "gastronomic and Aveyron version of the fast-food", which received several prizes,{{Cite web |title=Une pluie de récompenses pour le Capucin de Michel Bras à Toulouse – France 3 Midi-Pyrénées |date=8 April 2015 |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/midi-pyrenees/haute-garonne/toulouse/une-pluie-de-recompenses-pour-le-capucin-de-michel-bras-toulouse-700371.html |publisher=France 3 Midi-Pyrénées |accessdate=23 September 2015 |language=fr}} but closed in 2016.{{Cite web |first=Fabrice |last=Valery |title=Le Capucin, le fast-food lancé par Michel Bras à Toulouse, ferme faute de clients |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/capucin-fast-food-lance-michel-bras-toulouse-ferme-faute-clients-924763.html |publisher=France 3 Occitanie |date=9 February 2016 |accessdate=16 August 2020 |language=fr}}
In September 2017, Sébastien Bras announced with the agreement of his family, to voluntarily give up his Michelin rating and not appear in the guide anymore, in order to continue to create more serenely.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42872201 |title=French chef Bras gives up Michelin stars |publisher=BBC News |date=30 January 2018}}
Bibliography
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- {{cite book |title=Le Livre de Michel Bras |editor=Éditions du Rouergue |year=1991 |publisher=Rouergue |language=fr |isbn=9782905209511}}
- {{cite book |title=Les desserts |editor=Éditions du Rouergue |location=Rodez |year=1993 |language=fr |isbn=2905209763}}
- {{cite book |title=Bras : Laguiole, Aubrac, France |editor=Éditions du Rouergue |location=Rodez |year=2002 |language=fr |isbn=2841563502}}
- {{cite book |title=Petits festins et desserts |editor=Éditions du Rouergue |location=Rodez |year=2005 |language=fr |isbn=2841566617}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bras.fr/en}}
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