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| 19/11/1949 |
Born, Besançon, France |
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| 1950-1966 |
Commis chef and minion to Maman Blanc, part time hunter / gatherer,
Besançon |
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| 1971-1972 |
Waiter number two, Palais de la Biere Besançon |
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| 1972-1973 |
Waiter, Rose Revived, Newbridge, England |
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| 1972-1973 |
waiter, Rose Revived, Newbridge, England |
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1975-1976
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chef, Rose Revived, Newbridge, England |
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| 1976-1977 |
manager and chef de Cuisine, Bleu, Blanc, Rouge, Oxford, England |
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| 1977 |
opening of Les Quat' Saisons, Oxford as Chef Patr |
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| 1978 |
Les Quat' Saisons achieves one star Egon Ronay
one star AA Guide
Pestle and Mortar Award, Good Food Guide |
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| 1979 |
Les Quat' Saisons achieves
- one star - Michelin
- two stars - Egon Ronay Guide
- Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year
- two stars - AA Guide
- Pestle and Mortar Award, Good Food Guide |
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| 1981 |
opening of Maison Blanc Boulangerie and Patisserie |
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| 1983 |
Les Quat' Saisons achieves
- two stars - Michelin |
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| 1984 |
Raymond Blanc forms Blanc Restaurants Ltd
opening of Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
Raymond Blanc chef/patron
- achieves two Michelin stars before opening |
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| 1990 |
European Chef of the Year
Marketing Catey Award (Festival of Music) |
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| 1991 |
Catey Chef of the Year
Personnalité de l'année |
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1992
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awarded L'Ordre de Napoléon |
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| 1996 |
opening of Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, Oxford
awarded one star Michelin in first year
classed as one of the 10 best restaurants in Britain |
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| 1998 |
opening of Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, Cheltenham |
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| 1999 |
opening of Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, Birmingham
voted 'Most Respected Chef in Great Britain' by readers of
Caterer and Hotelkeeper Magazine |
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| 2000 |
opening of Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, Manchester
named 'one of two chefs who have had most influence on our industry'
Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration, Oxford Brookes University |
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| 2002 |
winner of Special Award, Craft Guild of Chefs
finalist representing Great Britain in the Wedgwood World Master of Culinary Arts, Paris. |
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| 2004 |
opening of Le Petit Blanc Brasserie, Tunbridge Wells
patron, Hospitality Action
Board of Friends, University of Surrey Food and WIne Society |
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| 2005 |
voted AA's Chefs' Chef of the Year 2005 - a prestigious national award voted by poll of 1800 Chefs and Hoteliers, featured in the AA Restaurant Guide
honorary member, Culinary Division, International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association |
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| 2006 |
Le Petit Blanc Brasserie re-launched as Brasserie Blanc
patron, The Henley Food Festival
honorary award, Craft Guild of Chefs
vice president, Garden Organic (HDRA)
patron, Hospitality Action
patron, Oxford Inspires |
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| 2007 |
opening of Brasserie Blanc, Leeds and Milton Keynes
member of judging panel for the Morgan Stanley Great Britons '07 (Creative Industries category)
awarded an O.B.E. by her Majesty the Queen in recognition of services in promoting culinary excellence and for raising awareness of the importance of healthy food as a central element of family life
patron, SeeSaw
ambassador, Action Against Hunger
patron, UK Children's Food Festival |
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| 2008 |
opening of Brasserie Blanc, Winchester and Bristol
Raymond Blanc awarded Lord Tavener of The Lady Tavener's |
2009
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Catey 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
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