Gaston Lenôtre (French pronunciation:[ɡastɔ̃lənotʁ], born 28 May 1920, died 8 January 2009) was a French pastry chef. He is known as a possible creator of the opera cake (gâteau opéra),[1][2] the founder of Lenôtre a culinary empire, whose brand includes restaurants, catering services, retail concerns and cooking schools, as well as one of the three founders with Paul Bocuse and Roger Verge of Les Chefs de France at Epcot in Orlando, Florida, US.
Lenôtre compared the making of pastry to architecture, where structure, materials and precision are key for making great pastries.[3]
Lenôtre was born on a small farm in Normandy, in the commune of Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc. Both of his parents eventually moved the family to Paris and became restaurant workers. Lenôtre's mother worked as a pastry and general cook for a French baron and his father was a chef at the Grand Hôtel in Paris.[3] Eventually, his father's ill health forced them to move back to Normandy where he struggled to find a chef position. Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Gaston Lenôtre would bicycle to Paris to sell homemade chocolates.[4]
Following the war, Lenôtre opened a small bakery in Normandy. The venture was a success and in 1957 he came upon the opportunity to purchase a tiny bakery in the 16th Arrondissement of Paris. His new establishment did extremely well from the outset and is said to have presaged nouvelle cuisine. Lenôtre was renowned for concentrating on simple preparations and fresh ingredients, and for insisting on using the best butter in his pastries.[4]
The year 1964 saw Lenôtre enter the catering field. Due in large part to improvements in freezing food perishables, he was able to quickly expand the number of diners he was able to serve.[4]
In 1974 Lenôtre dispatched another then apprentice of his Michel Richard to open Chateau France a restaurant and patisserie on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City to spotlight the Lenôtre culinary style. It only stayed in business for a single year.[4]
gaston, lenôtre, french, pronunciation, ɡastɔ, lənotʁ, born, 1920, died, january, 2009, french, pastry, chef, known, possible, creator, opera, cake, gâteau, opéra, founder, lenôtre, culinary, empire, whose, brand, includes, restaurants, catering, services, ret. Gaston Lenotre French pronunciation ɡastɔ lenotʁ born 28 May 1920 died 8 January 2009 was a French pastry chef He is known as a possible creator of the opera cake gateau opera 1 2 the founder of Lenotre a culinary empire whose brand includes restaurants catering services retail concerns and cooking schools as well as one of the three founders with Paul Bocuse and Roger Verge of Les Chefs de France at Epcot in Orlando Florida US Lenotre compared the making of pastry to architecture where structure materials and precision are key for making great pastries 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Published work 4 ReferencesBiography editLenotre was born on a small farm in Normandy in the commune of Saint Nicolas du Bosc Both of his parents eventually moved the family to Paris and became restaurant workers Lenotre s mother worked as a pastry and general cook for a French baron and his father was a chef at the Grand Hotel in Paris 3 Eventually his father s ill health forced them to move back to Normandy where he struggled to find a chef position Prior to the outbreak of World War II Gaston Lenotre would bicycle to Paris to sell homemade chocolates 4 Following the war Lenotre opened a small bakery in Normandy The venture was a success and in 1957 he came upon the opportunity to purchase a tiny bakery in the 16th Arrondissement of Paris His new establishment did extremely well from the outset and is said to have presaged nouvelle cuisine Lenotre was renowned for concentrating on simple preparations and fresh ingredients and for insisting on using the best butter in his pastries 4 The year 1964 saw Lenotre enter the catering field Due in large part to improvements in freezing food perishables he was able to quickly expand the number of diners he was able to serve 4 The year 1971 saw Lenotre open his first cooking school in Plaisir Yvelines France Among the chefs who studied under Lenotre there was David Bouley and Jean Paul Jeunet The chef Pierre Herme was an apprentice of his as was the pastry chef Sebastien Canonne 4 5 The chef Alain Ducasse also worked under him In 1974 Lenotre dispatched another then apprentice of his Michel Richard to open Chateau France a restaurant and patisserie on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City to spotlight the Lenotre culinary style It only stayed in business for a single year 4 Quickly bouncing back from this failed venture in 1982 he opened Les Chefs de France in the France Pavilion in Walt Disney World s Epcot Center together with Paul Bocuse and Roger Verge 6 In 1985 the businesses under the banner head Lenotre were taken over by the French hotel firm Accor Death editGaston Lenotre died on 8 January 2009 at the age of 88 in Sennely Loiret He was buried in the family vault at Bernay Eure 4 Published work editLenotre s Desserts and Pastries Barron s 1978References edit Opera Cake Scena org 2002 05 01 Retrieved 2018 01 31 Shelton Renee Opera Cake Pastry Sampler s Pastry and Bakery News Pastrysampler blogspot com Retrieved 2018 01 31 a b Claiborne Craig 4 January 1978 A Master Of Fine Art Making Pastry The New York Times a b c d e f Katzjan Basil 2009 01 09 Gaston Lenotre Who Built a Culinary Brand Is Dead at 88 The New York Times Retrieved 2018 01 31 Dessert Professional s Top Ten Pastry Chefs in North America 2015 Archived 2016 04 28 at the Wayback Machine Dessert Professional August 24 2015 Roger Verge in the Orlando Sentinel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaston Lenotre amp oldid 1224992082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
