Paul Haeberlin (chef)
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Paul Haeberlin (November 24, 1923 - May 10, 2008) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was the owner of Auberge de l’Ill, classical French restaurant, which was first awarded a 3-star Michelin Rating in 1967 and continues to be one of the oldest 3-star establishments in France.[1] His restaurant has served as a school for many of the world's premier French chefs, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten.[1]
Paul Haeberlin was born in the village of Illhaeusern, which is located in the Alsace region of France.[1] His grandparents had opened a small inn and cafe, called L’Arbre Vert, in the town back in 1878.[1] He became a apprentice at the Hôtel de la Pépinière in Ribeauvillé, France, when he was just 14 years old.[1] He next moved to Paris where he worked in restaurants such as Poccardi and Rôtisserie Périgourdine.[1]
Haeberlin had to give up cooking during World War II when he was drafted into the French army.[1] His family's inn, the L’Arbre Vert, which was opened by his grandparents in 1878, was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1945 near the end of the war.[1] The family rebuilt it after World War II, renaming the restaurant Auberge de l’Ill.[1] Paul Haeberlin and his brother, Jean-Pierre Haeberlin, a decorative artist, set over operations of the new restaurant.[1]
