Taillevent is a restaurant in

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, founded in 1946 by André Vrinat, and now owned by the Gardinier family.

Origin

The restaurant was named in a tribute to

Guillaume Tirel Guillaume Tirel, known as Taillevent (French: "wind-cutter" i.e. an idle swaggerer) (born ca. 1310 in Pont-Audemer – 1395), was an important figure in the early history of French cuisine. He was cook to the Court of France at the time of the ...

, called

Taillevent Guillaume Tirel, known as Taillevent (French: "wind-cutter" i.e. an idle swaggerer) (born ca. 1310 in Pont-Audemer – 1395), was an important figure in the early history of French cuisine. He was cook to the Court of France at the time of the f ...

, a cook in the 14th century known to have written the first cuisine book in French, ''

Le Viandier ''Le Viandier'' (often called ''Le Viandier de Taillevent'', ) is a recipe collection generally credited to Guillaume Tirel, alias ''Taillevent''. However, the earliest version of the work was written around 1300, about 10 years before Tirel's bi ...

'', ordered by

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History

In 1946 Taillevent restaurant was founded by André Vrinat in a dining room of the

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, located at Saint-Georges street,

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; the chef was then Paul Cosnier. In 1948, it won its first star given by the French restaurant guide

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. In 1950, the restaurant moved to the mansion of the Duc de Morny, built in 1852, which was a family house before becoming the

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. Today the restaurant is located at 15, Lamennais Street, in the 8th

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of Paris. In 1954 Taillevent restaurant received its second star under the chef Lucien Leheu. Jean-Claude Vrinat, son of the founder and a graduate of HEC Paris, began working there in 1962. In 1973,

awarded three stars to Taillevent restaurant, under the direction of the chef Claude Deligne. The restaurant pastry chefs have included Philippe Feret from Brasserie Julien. The chef Philippe Legendre began working at Taillevent in 1991. Since 1984, Taillevent has been a recipient of the ''

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'' Grand Award.

Diversification

In 1987, Taillevent opened a wine shop, ''Les Caves Taillevent'', at 199 Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris. This wine shop was under the direction of Valérine Vrinat, who began to work for Taillevent the same year. It has since been moved to n° 228 in the same street. In 2001, Taillevent's owners opened another restaurant, ''L'Angle du Faubourg'', located at 195 Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Michel del Burgo left Taillevent's kitchens to lead ''L'Angle du Faubourg'', and was replaced by head chef Alain Solivérès. Alain Lecomte became head pastry cook. This restaurant has since been renamed ''Les 110 de Taillevent''. In 2004, Jean-Claude Vrinat decorated the restaurant with contemporary art, and in 2005 Les Caves Taillevent opened a second wine shop at Marunouchi,

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in Japan. In June 2006 Jean-Claude Vrinat launched a blog in order to share his art-of-cooking experiences. The same year, a third wine shop, ''Les Caves Taillevent'', opened in Printemps Haussmann, Paris. In 2013, Les Caves de Taillevent opened its first Middle Eastern branch in Beirut, Lebanon, in Les Jardins de Tabaris. After Alain Lecomte left Taillevent, Arnaud Vodounou became the new head pastry cook.

Troubles

On 21 February 2007, Jean-Claude Vrinat announced on his blog the loss of the third star, which was also referred to in the International Herald Tribune newspaper. Vrinat died of lung cancer on 7 January 2008. He was 71 years old.

List of chefs at Taillevent restaurant

*(2021-today) Giuliano Sperandio *(2020-2021) Jocelyn Herland *(2018-2020) David Bizet *(2002-2018) Alain Solivérès *(2001-2002) Michel del Burgo *(1991-1999) Philippe Legendre *(1970-1991) Claude Deligne *(1950-1970) Lucien Leheu *(1946-1950) Paul Cosnier

Notes

References

Taillevent official website
* ttp://www.linternaute.com/sortir/sorties/resto/dossier/06/taillevent/01.shtml A review "60 years birthday of Taillevent restaurant" by l'Internaute (fr)br>A review of Taillevent by Intelligent Life

External links

Taillevent official website
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