Pascal Barbot (born 7 June 1972) is a French chef. His restaurant ''L'Astrance'' in

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earned one Michelin star 2023, a year after the reopening of the restaurant at a new location, and has kept the star ever since. ''L'Astrance'' had three stars from 2007 to 2019 before being demoted to two stars. The restaurant was also listed for several years among

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where it was ranked 13th in 2011.

Career

After his graduation from the hotel school of

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, Barbot began his cooking career at the ''Buron de Chaudefour'' in Chambon-sur-Lac,

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and

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at the restaurant ''Saveurs'' of Joël Antunes. In 1993, he did his national service in the Navy in New Caledonia, where he became the chef to the Pacific admiral. From 1994 to 1998, he worked with

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in his restaurant ''L'Arpège'' in

. In 1996, the restaurant obtained a third star at the

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. In 2000, with Christophe Rohat, also a former chef of ''L'Arpège'', he opened the restaurant ''L'Astrance'' in Paris. The restaurant obtained a first Michelin star after five months, and the third one in 2007. The 2019 edition of the Michelin guide removed one star for ''L'Astrance'', which went back to two Michelin stars. In 2020, Barbot and Rohat moved the restaurant to a larger space. Barbot has trained chefs: Jacob Holmström, Magnus Nilsson,

Adeline Grattard Adeline Grattard is the head chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant ''Yam'Tcha'' in Paris. Grattard was born on 8 February 1978 in Dijon, France. She was trained at the School of French Cuisine at Ferrandi and worked under Pascal Barbot at '' L ...

, Tatiana Levha, Agata Felluga and Manon Fleury.

References

External links

Official website of the restaurant ''L'Astrance''
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