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Acclaimed Swiss chef whose nouvelle cuisine-inspired, self-named restaurant received three Michelin stars.He published his cookbook, The Cuisine of Fredy Girardet, in 1984.He and Joel Robuchon became culinary contemporaries.
BEFORE FAMEHe took over the family business--a bistro--when his father died unexpectedly. He went on to open his own restaurant in Crissier, Switzerland, in 1971.
PERSONAL LIFEHe grew up in Lausanne, Switzerland.
FUN FACTSChef Fredy Girardet were born on Tuesday, in a leap year, birthstone is Topaz, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of Rat, it is 310 days until Fredy Girardet next birthday.
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Jan. 12 1992
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