The Moulin de Mougins is a celebrated restaurant in France, situated in a 16th-century mill (''moulin'') in the inland French Riviera town of

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. Founding chef

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made the restaurant's name renowned with his novel and light ''Cuisine de Soleil''. The Moulin is technically classified as an auberge or

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, as it has a couple of guest rooms. As of 30 August 2009, the Moulin was rated four "knives and forks" in the

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. Following the retirement of Vergé, the Moulin was taken over by Alain Llorca, who had been head chef at the Michelin-starred ''Chantecler'' dining room in the

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in Nice. In March 2009, Sébastien Chambru, who worked at the 'Restaurant Paul Bocuse' near

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, became the Chef des Cuisines at the Moulin. In 1977, the famed French chef

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worked as an assistant at the Moulin de Mougins, where he learned the Provençal cooking methods for which he later became renowned. In 2013, Sébastien Chambru left the restaurant and it is no longer operating.epure-editions.com: Sébastien Chambru
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References

External links

Official site

* ttp://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=cote_dazur@262&cur_section=lod&property_id=83293 Fodor's page on the restaurant and hotel*
The Michelin Guide page on the Moulin de Mougins
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Moulin de Mougins on Facebook

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