Marcel Vigneron
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Born | May 3, 1980 Bainbridge Island, Washington |
Cooking style | Molecular Gastronomy |
Education | Culinary Institute of America |
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Marcel Vigneron (born May 3, 1980) [1] is an American chef, and is perhaps best known as the runner-up of the second season of Top Chef, placing behind Ilan Hall.
Vigneron is originally from Bainbridge, Washington, and currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is a Master Cook at Joël Robuchon. He was educated at the Culinary Institute of America at the same time as Ilan Hall, and had a fellowship as a sous chef at the Institute's restaurant. [2]A fan of the show attacked Vigneron with a bottle, requiring 30 stitches to close the wound over his eye. [3]