Raymond Oliver (1909 – 1990) was chef and owner of LeGrand Vefour restaurant in Paris, one of France's great historical restaurants. The three star restaurant had been a favorite of the nation's leaders and artists. Napoleon, Voltaire, Colette, Jean Paul Sartre and Victor Hugo all ate there, some regularly. Olivier also hosted a popular cooking show on television.

He served as one of the eleven judges at the Judgment of Paris.

[edit] See also

• List of wine personalities

[edit] Source

• Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the historic 1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine. NY: Scribner, 2005.

[edit] External links

• Raymond Oliver at Find A Grave

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