Yves Camdeborde (born 7 December 1964) is a French

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. He specializes in bistro cuisine. Journalists call him the chef of "bistronomy" (a

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at the Ritz, the restaurant ''La Marée'', then the restaurant ''

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'' and the

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.« Le renouveau du bistrot »
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'', June 22, 2006. « Yves Camdeborde: The Paris Chef of the Moment »
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'', January 2007. In 1992, he acquired the restaurant ''La Régalade'' in the

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. In 2005, he bought a hotel at the Quartier de l'Odéon and founded ''Le Comptoir du Relais Saint-Germain''.

MasterChef

Since 2010, he is a member of the jury in the French version of '' MasterChef'' with journalist and food critic Sébastien Demorand, chefs

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and Amandine Chaignot (since 2013). He announced on 30 November 2013 on

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, that he will not participate at the fifth season in 2014.

Books

* Yves Camdeborde, ''Les bécasses rôties, poêlée de cèpes à l'ail'', Gérard Guy (2003) * Yves Camdeborde, ''125 recettes de la Régalade'', Robert Laffont, collection ''Table ouverte'' (2003) * Yves Camdeborde, Thierry Faucher, Thierry Breton, Rodolphe Paquin, ''Qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir ? : 130 menus faciles et rapides à préparer à l'avance'', Robert Laffont (2003) * Sylvia Gabet, Yves Camdeborde, Thierry Faucher, Thierry Breton, Rodolphe Paquin, ''Restez à table : Avec vos amis !'', Robert Laffont (2004) * Dominique Lacout, Yves Camdeborde, ''La Bible des Gourmets : Plus de 3000 adresses où trouver les meilleurs produits'', Belles Lettres (2005) * Yves Camdeborde, Sébastien Lapaque, ''Room service'', Actes Sud (2006) * Yves Camdeborde, Sébastien Lapaque, ''Des Tripes et des Lettres'', Les Éditions de l'Epure (2007) * Yves Camdeborde, ''Simplement Bistrot : Des recettes pour tous les jours'', Robert Laffont (2008)

References

External links

Site of the Relais Saint Germain

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