Alain LeNôtre
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Alain LeNôtre , son of Gaston Lenôtre
, is a certified pastry chef, candy maker and ice cream maker; he was also trained as a cook at Le Grand Véfour
, a restaurant in Paris. LeNôtre earned a MBA from the University of Paris I.
In 1971 he created the Ecole Lenotre in Paris, France, where he taught for a number of years. He developed the international LeNotre pastry shop franchise and technical assistance departments, expanding the LeNotre chains in Japan, Germany and Brazil. After receiving a request for a franchise in Texas, Alain LeNôtre and his wife were invited to visit Houston, Texas in 1981. Ultimately they started their own business there, first with a retail and wholesale bakery. In 1998, they opened Culinary Institute Lenotre. There are now six "Alain LeNôtre" restaurants and bakeries in Cairo, Egypt.
In October 2011, Alain LeNôtre opened Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge within the Culinary Institute LeNôtre as a restaurant open to the public and a training center for students.
Gaston Lenôtre
Gaston Lenôtre was a French pastry chef and caterer.-Biography:Lenôtre was born in Normandy, France. His mother, Éléonore, was one of the first women chefs in Paris during the 1900s, and was the chef of the Rothschild family...
, is a certified pastry chef, candy maker and ice cream maker; he was also trained as a cook at Le Grand Véfour
Le Grand Véfour
Le Grand Véfour, the first grand restaurant in Paris, France, was opened in the arcades of the Palais-Royal in 1784 by Antoine Aubertot, as the Café de Chartres, and was purchased in 1820 by Jean Véfour, who was able to retire within three years, selling the resataurant to Jean Boissier...
, a restaurant in Paris. LeNôtre earned a MBA from the University of Paris I.
In 1971 he created the Ecole Lenotre in Paris, France, where he taught for a number of years. He developed the international LeNotre pastry shop franchise and technical assistance departments, expanding the LeNotre chains in Japan, Germany and Brazil. After receiving a request for a franchise in Texas, Alain LeNôtre and his wife were invited to visit Houston, Texas in 1981. Ultimately they started their own business there, first with a retail and wholesale bakery. In 1998, they opened Culinary Institute Lenotre. There are now six "Alain LeNôtre" restaurants and bakeries in Cairo, Egypt.
In October 2011, Alain LeNôtre opened Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge within the Culinary Institute LeNôtre as a restaurant open to the public and a training center for students.
External links
- Culinary Institute - LeNotre cooking school in Houston, USA
- Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge