Paul Bocuse
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Paul Bocuse (born on 11 February, 1926 in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon) is a French chef, considered one of the finest cooks of the 20th century.
Bocuse is one of the most prominent chefs associated with the Nouvelle Cuisine (the term was first used in a newspaper article in 1972), which is less opulent and high-calorie than the traditional haute cuisine, and stresses the importance of fresh ingredients of the highest quality.
He operates the luxury restaurant l'Auberge du Pont de Collonges in his home town, as well as a chain of brasseries under his license. Paul Bocuse had numerous pupils, many of which became famous chefs themselves. One of them was Eckart Witzigmann, the first German chef to receive three stars.
Since 1987, the prestigious award Bocuse d'Or has been regarded as the most prestigious award for chefs in the world (at least when french food is considered), and is sometimes seen as the unofficial world championship for chefs. Except the winning country is not allowed to participate the next championship.
Previous winners of Bocuse d'Or:
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1987 |
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FRANCE
Jacky FREON |
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BELGIUM
Michel ADDONS |
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GERMANY
Hans HASS |
| <p align="center">1989 |
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LUXEMBOURG
Léa LINSTER |
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BELGIUM
Pierre PAULUS |
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SINGAPORE
William WAI |
| <p align="center">1991 |
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FRANCE
Michel ROTH |
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NORWAY
Lars Erik UNDERTHUN |
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BELGIUM
Gert Jan RAVEN |
| <p align="center">1993 |
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NORWAY
Bent STIANSEN |
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DENMARK
Jens Peter KOLBECK |
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BELGIUM
Guy VAN CAUTEREN |
| <p align="center">1995 |
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FRANCE
Régis MARCON |
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SWEDEN
Melker ANDERSSON |
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GERMANY
Patrick JAROS |
| <p align="center">1997 |
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SWEDEN
Matthias DAHLGREN |
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BELGIUM
Roland DEBUYST |
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NORWAY
Odd Ivar SOLVOLD |
| <p align="center">1999 |
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NORWAY
Terje NESS |
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FRANCE
Yannick ALLENO |
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BELGIUM
Ferdy DEBECKER |
| <p align="center">2001 |
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FRANCE
François ADAMSKI |
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SWEDEN
Henrik NORSTRÖM |
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ICELAND
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| <p align="center">2003 |
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NORWAY
Charles TJESSEM |
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FRANCE
Franck PUTELAT |
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GERMANY
Claus WEITBRECHT |
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