Bruno Menard is a French chef. Early in his career, he became executive chef at the restaurant Tatou Tokyo,[1][2] from which he was invited to compete on Iron Chef.[3] He began to experiment with combining French and Japanese cuisine when he took over as chef at the Ritz-Carlton in Osaka.[2] He then took over "The Dining Room" restaurant at Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta and was awarded five stars by Mobil Travel Guide and five diamonds by AAA guide.[4][5] In the early 2000s, he moved back to Tokyo to take over as head chef at L'Osier, earning 3 Michelin stars.[2] After L'Osier closed in 2011 for repair, he left the restaurant to start a consulting firm and has judged on MasterChef Asia.[6] He has also been president of Bocuse d'Or Singapore and helped found the Bocuse d'Or Singapore Academy.[7] Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France named a street after him—Rue Bruno Menard.[8]
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Tours, France |
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| Cooking style | Fusion cuisine |
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| Website | menardbruno |
Early life and career edit
Menard was born in 1962 in Tours, France into a family of professional chefs. His father was a pastry chef specializing in chocolate, his grandfather was a patissier and cook, and his other grandfather a charcutier.[9] Partly inspired by his family, he began cooking at age six, and at age eight, his father invited him to work in a one-star Michelin restaurant near his hometown of Tours.[10][9][2] According to Menard, the first dish he learned to cook was croquette Pojarski.[2] In his 20s, he began working under 3-Michelin star chef Charles Barrier and then Jean Bardet.[11] At age 27–28, he became the youngest French Chef to obtain 17/20 and 3 toques in Gault Millau guide as Executive Chef at the restaurant “Le Golden” in Niort.[12][13]
Television edit
- Iron Chef (1995)
- MasterChef Asia (2015)
References edit
- ^ Swinnerton, Robbie (2006-02-10). "Shaping 'neo-classic' cuisine". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b c d e Tomisawa, Ayai (2010-10-15). "Mastering the Art of French-Japanese Cuisine". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Chef Bruno Menard - Iron Chef Battle Database". ironchefdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Fairfield, Jonathan (2022-07-28). "3-star Michelin chef Bruno Menard at the InterContinental Hua Hin". Hua Hin Today English Newspaper Info, Reports, Events and News Social Life. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Mohamed, Afrah (2019-10-18). "Chef Bruno Menard: Weaving Michelin-starred magic on the shores of Maldives". Hotelier Maldives. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "MasterChef Asia | Apple TV". AppleTV. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Bocuse d'Or Asia-Pacific 2016 is Coming". www.finedininglovers.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "3-Michelin-starred Chef Bruno Menard Expands Culinary Horizons at Azure Restaurant, Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort". The BigChilli. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b "Bruno Menard weaves his Michelin magic in Asia". South China Morning Post. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Q&A with 3-Michelin starred chef Bruno Menard". Marie France Asia, women's magazine. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Pouvreau, Olivier (2015-08-06). "Bruno Menard in the kingdom of stars". La Nouvelle Republique. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Don Melchor Culinary Challenge Tour with former Three Star Michelin Bruno Ménard". Concha y Toro. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "City Life". hkcitylife.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.