Pierre Gagnaire (9 April 1950 in Apinac, Loire) is a well known French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondissement). Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef who was at the forefront of the fusion movement. Beginning his career in St. Etienne where he won three Michelin Stars, Gagnaire tore at the conventions of classic French cooking by introducing jarring juxtapositions of flavours, tastes, textures, and ingredients.

The restaurant specializes in 'modern French' cuisine, and has garnered three Michelin stars. Gagnaire is also Head Chef of Sketch in London. In 2005 both restaurants were ranked in the Restaurant (magazine) Top 50 in the world by industry magazine Restaurant with Pierre Gagnaire ranking third in 2006 and 2007.

On his website Pierre Gagnaire gives his 'mission statement' as the wish to run a restaurant which is 'facing the future but respectful of the past' ('tourné vers demain mais soucieux d'hier').

Gagnaire is set to make his United States debut at the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas. The new restaurant has an opening date of December 2009.

[edit] Restaurants

• Paris, Pierre Gagnaire 1996-
• Paris, Gaya rive gauche 2005-
• London, Sketch 2002-
• Tokyo, Pierre Gagnaire a Tokyo 2005-
• Hong Kong, Pierre a Hong Kong 2006-
• Dubai, Reflets by Pierre Gagnaire 2008-
• Seoul, Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul 2008-
• Las Vegas, Twist by Pierre Gagnaire 2009-

[edit] See also

• Molecular gastronomy

[edit] External links

• Pierre Gagnaire official website
• A review of the Pierre Gagnaire restaurant
• Extrait du film et dvd " L'invention de la cuisine : Pierre Gagnaire" [1]