French chef and restaurant owner awarded three Michelin stars; in 1986, 1987 and 1995. In 1990, he was named "Chef of the Year." A shepherd until he was 29, Veyrat is self-taught and famous for his guerrilla attacks on staid Gallic traditions. He opened his first bistro in 1978, then the restaurant Auberge de lEridan on his farm in 1985. The Veyrat cooking style delivers a meal that is a series of edible art pieces based on obscure local grasses and roots. Other passions include hiking through the mountains and collecting rare herbs. He is the author of "Fou de Saveurs," 1995, "Herbier gourmand," 1997 and "La cuisine paysanne," 1999. He married on 5/22/1971. Read less
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