Ducasse will open a steakhouse at Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah
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Alain Ducasse
Alain Ducasse is a French-born Monégasque chef. He operates a number of restaurants, including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, which holds three stars in the Michelin Guide.
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business · French-born Monégasque chef (born 1956) · chef · writer · entrepreneur · cook · also Alain Ducasse, Ducasse
Born 13 September 1956 · Q187901
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2027· 1 entry
2026· 1 entry
The New York Times: Alain Ducasse
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo Finance: Chef Alain Ducasse Honored with the Forbes Travel Guide Award of Excellence by Baccarat at The Summit in Monaco
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2024· 4 entries
Women's Wear Daily: EXCLUSIVE: Alain Ducasse Brings Warm, Informal Touch to Maison Baccarat
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Observer: For Alain Ducasse, Fine Dining Is Here to Stay
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Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2024).
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Yahoo: Alain Ducasse On His New Memoir and Most Memorable Meals
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2023· 1 entry
Won Walter Scheel Medal (2023).
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2021· 1 entry
Yahoo: Alain Ducasse Leaves the Restaurant Where He Tried to Spark a Fine Dining Revolution
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2018· 2 entries
Yahoo Finance: ‘The Quest of Alain Ducasse’ Documentary Reveals the Inner Workings of One of the World's Best Chefs
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The Hollywood Reporter: Alain Ducasse Talks About His New Film, Sustainable Cuisine and the Mario Batali Allegations
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2017· 2 entries
scmp.com: Alain Ducasse to open two new restaurants in Macau
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Awarded Eckart Witzigmann Prize (2017).
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2013· 1 entry
Was awarded the Lifetime Achievement on The World's 50 Best Restaurants List
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2012· 1 entry
Held 21 Michelin stars, making him the second ranked chef worldwide in terms of total Michelin stars – Joël Robuchon had 31 and Gordon Ramsay had 17 at the time
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2010· 1 entry
Ducasse opened a miX restaurant at the W Hotel in Vieques, Puerto Rico, but he closed it in 2012
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2007· 1 entry
When Ducasse chose to open a restaurant in Las Vegas named Mix, which later went on to earn one star in the Michelin Red Guide
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2004· 1 entry
Alain Ducasse opened a restaurant in a resort near Biarritz, in the French Basque Country
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the National Order of Merit (1996).
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1988· 1 entry
Ducasse expanded beyond the restaurant industry and opened La Bastide de Moustiers, a twelve-bedroom country inn in Provence and he began attaining financial interests in other Provence hotels
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1986· 1 entry
Ducasse was offered the chef position at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo, with management including the hotel's Le Louis XV
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1984· 1 entry
Was awarded two stars in the Michelin Red Guide
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1980· 1 entry
When he took over the kitchens at L'amandier in Mougins
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1977· 1 entry
Ducasse started working as an assistant at Moulin de Mougins under legendary chef Roger Vergé, creator of Cuisine du Soleil, and learned the Provençal cooking methods for which he was later known
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1972· 1 entry
When he was sixteen, Ducasse began an apprenticeship at the Pavillon Landais restaurant in Soustons and at the Bordeaux hotel school
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-09-13.
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