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{{Short description|French chef and restaurateur}}
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[[File:Dinnertime,_rue_Fernand-Point_+_Stela!.jpg|upright|thumb|Stela on rue Fernand Point, for which the restaurant is named]]
[[File:Vienne (avril 2009) 022.jpg|thumb|The Pyramid of Vienne]]
'''Fernand Point''' (25 February 1897 in [[Louhans]] – 4 March 1955 in [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]]) was a French [[chef]] and restaurateur and is considered to be the father of modern [[French cuisine]]. He founded the French restaurant [[La Pyramide]] in [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]] near [[Lyon]].
'''Fernand Point''' ({{IPA-fr|fɛʁnɑ̃ pwɛ̃}}, 25 February 1897 – 4 March 1955) was a French chef and restaurateur who is considered the father of modern [[French cuisine]]. He founded the restaurant [[La Pyramide]] in [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]] near [[Lyon]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Point was born in [[Louhans]], [[Saône-et-Loire]], France. His family kept an inn where he started cooking when he was ten. He moved to Paris and worked at some of its best restaurants before working with [[Paul Bocuse]]'s father at the {{illm|Hôtel Royal (Évian-les-Bains)|fr|Hôtel_Royal_(Évian-les-Bains)}} in [[Évian-les-Bains]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Chef Simon|title=Fernard Point (1897-1955)|url=https://chefsimon.com/articles/litterature-fernand-point|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=vienne-condrieu.com|title=The great History of Fernand Point and la Pyramide|url=https://www.vienne-condrieu.com/en/7141-the-great-history-of-fernand-point-and-la-pyramide.html | language=fr}}</ref>
He was born in [[Louhans]], [[Saône-et-Loire]], [[France]]. Both his parents were accomplished chefs in [[Cordon bleu (dish)|cordon bleu]] and ran a buffet place. He started cooking when he was ten and worked at some of the best restaurants of the time.{{fact|date=July 2014}}


==Career==
==Career==
He had received his training with Foyot in [[Paris]], the Bristol Hotel, Paris, the Majestic in Cannes, and the Royal Hotel in Évian-les-Bains. "In 1922, he and his family moved to Vienne, a city in southwest France near Lyon, and opened a restaurant. Two years later his father left the restaurant to Fernand, who renamed it La Pyramide</"On Cooking, Sarah Labensky, 2011>
He had received his training with Foyot in Paris, the Bristol Hotel, Paris, the Majestic in Cannes, and the Royal Hotel in Évian-les-Bains. In 1922, he and his family moved to Vienne, a city in southeast France near Lyon, and opened a restaurant. Two years later his father left the restaurant to Fernand, who renamed it La Pyramide.<ref>"On Cooking, Sarah Labensky, 2011</ref>


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Point opened [[Restaurant de la Pyramide]] when he was 24, about {{convert|20|mi}} south of [[Lyon]] in the town of [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]]. The restaurant was awarded three [[Michelin Guide|Michelin stars]].{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
===La Pyramide===
{{main|La Pyramide}}
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Point opened [[Restaurant de la Pyramide]] when he was 24, a mile South of [[Lyon]] in the town [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]]. He gained three [[Michelin Guide|Michelin stars]].{{fact|date=July 2014}}


==Ma Gastronomie==
==Ma Gastronomie==
{{main|Ma Gastronomie}}
{{main|Ma Gastronomie}}
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The book Ma Gastronomie was first published in French in 1969, 200 recipes are included based on Fernand Point notes. The chef [[Charlie Trotter]] described Point's ''Ma Gastronomie'' as the most important [[cookbook]].<ref>[http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/031215_iannolo_trotter.php An Interview with Chef Charlie Trotter] Jennifer Iannolo - Dec 15, 2003</ref>


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His book ''Ma Gastronomie'' was first published in French in 1969. The book includes 200 recipes based on Point's notes. The chef [[Charlie Trotter]] described Point's ''Ma Gastronomie'' as the most important cookbook.<ref>[http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/031215_iannolo_trotter.php An Interview with Chef Charlie Trotter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164526/http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/031215_iannolo_trotter.php |date=28 November 2018 }} Jennifer Iannolo - 15 Dec 2003</ref>
==Personal life==
Fernand Point was married to Marie Louise.{{fact|date=July 2014}}


==Publications==
==Publications==
* Point, Fernand (2008) ''Ma Gastronomie'', Rookery Press. ISBN 978-1-58567-961-4
* Point, Fernand (2008) ''Ma Gastronomie'', Rookery Press. {{ISBN|978-1-58567-961-4}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Fernand Point
Born(1897-02-25)25 February 1897
Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, France
Died4 March 1955(1955-03-04) (aged 58)
Vienne, France
Culinary career
Cooking styleFrench
Previous restaurant(s)
Stela on rue Fernand Point, for which the restaurant is named

Fernand Point (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ pwɛ̃], 25 February 1897 – 4 March 1955) was a French chef and restaurateur who is considered the father of modern French cuisine. He founded the restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne near Lyon.

Early life

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Point was born in Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, France. His family kept an inn where he started cooking when he was ten. He moved to Paris and worked at some of its best restaurants before working with Paul Bocuse's father at the Hôtel Royal (Évian-les-Bains) [fr] in Évian-les-Bains.[1][2]

Career

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He had received his training with Foyot in Paris, the Bristol Hotel, Paris, the Majestic in Cannes, and the Royal Hotel in Évian-les-Bains. In 1922, he and his family moved to Vienne, a city in southeast France near Lyon, and opened a restaurant. Two years later his father left the restaurant to Fernand, who renamed it La Pyramide.[3]

Point opened Restaurant de la Pyramide when he was 24, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Lyon in the town of Vienne. The restaurant was awarded three Michelin stars.[citation needed]

Ma Gastronomie

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Main article: Ma Gastronomie

His book Ma Gastronomie was first published in French in 1969. The book includes 200 recipes based on Point's notes. The chef Charlie Trotter described Point's Ma Gastronomie as the most important cookbook.[4]

Publications

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  • Point, Fernand (2008) Ma Gastronomie, Rookery Press. ISBN 978-1-58567-961-4

References

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  1. ^ "Fernard Point (1897-1955)". Chef Simon (in French).
  2. ^ "The great History of Fernand Point and la Pyramide". vienne-condrieu.com (in French).
  3. ^ "On Cooking, Sarah Labensky, 2011
  4. ^ An Interview with Chef Charlie Trotter Archived 28 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Jennifer Iannolo - 15 Dec 2003
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