Alain LeNôtre

Alain LeNôtre , son of Gaston Lenôtre, is a certified pastry chef, candy maker and ice cream maker;[1] he was also trained as a cook at Le Grand Véfour, a restaurant in Paris. LeNôtre earned a MBA from the University of Paris I.

In 1971 he created the Ecole Lenotre in Paris, France, where he taught for a number of years. He developed the international LeNotre pastry shop franchise and technical assistance departments, expanding the LeNotre chains in Japan, Germany and Brazil. After receiving a request for a franchise in Texas, Alain LeNôtre and his wife were invited to visit Houston, Texas in 1981. Ultimately they started their own business there, first with a retail and wholesale bakery. [2] [3] In 1998, they opened Culinary Institute Lenotre. [4] [5] There are now six "Alain LeNôtre" restaurants and bakeries in Cairo, Egypt.

In October 2011, Alain LeNôtre opened Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge within the Culinary Institute LeNôtre as a restaurant open to the public and a training center for students. [6] [7]

References

  1. ^ Reichl, Ruth (2004). Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet. Conde Nast. pp. 100. ISBN 0679643095. http://books.google.ca/books?id=eGaCJxXhJfEC&pg=PA100&dq=Alain+Lenotre&hl=en&ei=phyJTfjSMo2osQO4lpDIAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Alain%20Lenotre&f=false. 
  2. ^ Mathieu, Gaetan (2009-11-9). ""Alain LeNotre, Ambassador of French Taste in Texas"". France-Amerique. http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2010/03/09/alain_lenotre_l_ambassadeur_du_gout_francais_au_texas.html. 
  3. ^ Cook, Alison (1984-05). ""LeNotre: Shameless Pastries, Mythical Chocolates, Shocking Sorbets"". Texas Monthly. http://books.google.com/books?id=CSsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=Alain+LeNotre+biography&source=bl&ots=Hzbl9FVYbL&sig=-1MYJ5aVF6DFErv6ExOJ_OOlH5U&hl=en&ei=WMS6Tsn1G6X42gXlsfGQDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCDgy#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  4. ^ Morgan, Kim (2011-11-4). ""Love Story: Marie and Alain LeNotre Met and Fell in Love in Paris"". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/default/article/Love-story-Marie-and-Alain-LeN-tre-met-and-fell-2250807.php#photo-1724590. 
  5. ^ Richards, Sarah (2003-09-11). ""French Connection/LeNotre Guides Aspiring Chefs Through Challenges of Native Country's Cuisine"". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2003_3689525/french-connection-lenotres-guide-aspiring-chefs-th.html. 
  6. ^ Madan, Stephanie (2011-10-11). ""Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge"". My Table's Sidedish. http://my-table.com/sidedish/kris-bistro-and-wine-lounge/?utm_source=Original+Side+Dish+List&utm_campaign=da055c9cf6-SideDish_10_11_2011&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=da055c9cf6&mc_eid=04546377df. 
  7. ^ Ambrose, Amber (2011-10-12). ""A Look Inside the Newly Open Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge"". Eater.com. http://houston.eater.com/archives/2011/10/12/a-look-inside-the-newly-open-kris-bistro-wine-lounge.php#kristbistrowinelounge-6. 

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