Claude Lebey Explained

Claude Lebey
Birth Date:20 November 1923
Death Place:Provence, France
Occupation:Food critic

Claude Lebey (20 November 1923 – 10 January 2017) was a French food critic and the author of Guide Lebey.

Early life

Claude Lebey was born on 20 November 1923.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Lebey began his career in the textile industry,[1] where he became a chief executive.[4] He later became a culinary critic for L'Express, followed by Gault Millau.[1] He was also the editor of cookbooks.[1] For example, he edited Michel Guérard's cookbook.[1] [2] In 1987, he began publishing the annual Guide Lebey des Restaurants de Paris and the Lebey des Bistrots de Paris et sa banlieue.[1] He sold the Lebey brand to Gérald de Roquemaurel et Pierre-Yves Chupin in 2011.[2] A year later, he published his memoir.[5]

Lebey was the founder of the Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat, a non-profit organization for "chocolate biters", in 1981.[6] With Jacques Pessis, he was the co-founder of the Association de sauvegarde de l'oeuf mayonnaise (ASOM), a non-profit organization for the defense of egg mayonnaise, in 1990.[7] [8] He was also the founder of Les Amis des bistrots parisiens and Le Club des amateurs de cigares de Havane.[1] [4]

Lebey ate in restaurants 300 times a year.[1] [3]

Death

Lebey died on 10 January 2017 in Provence, at the age of 93.[1] [2] [3] Upon his death, chef Yannick Alléno called him "a visionary".[1]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. News: Mort de Claude Lebey, fondateur du guide gastronomique éponyme. 12 January 2017. Le Point. 11 January 2017. fr.
  2. News: Mort de Claude Lebey, critique gastronomique et fondateur du guide Lebey. 12 January 2017. L'Express. 12 January 2017. fr.
  3. News: Le guide Lebey orphelin. January 13, 2017. Télérama. January 11, 2017.
  4. Web site: CLAUDE LEBEY. France Inter. January 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116152017/https://www.franceinter.fr/personnes/claude-lebey. January 16, 2017. dead.
  5. News: Kallmann. Sarah. Claude Lebey se met à table. January 13, 2017. Paris Match. June 4, 2012.
  6. News: Monsat. Colette. Dans les coulisses du Club des croqueurs de chocolat. January 13, 2017. Le Figaro. March 26, 2016.
  7. News: Bosio. Alice. de Saint Phale. Hugo. Monsat. Colette. Les meilleurs œufs mayo de Paris. January 13, 2017. Le Figaro. December 3, 2014.
  8. News: Ribaut. Jean-Claude. L'oeuf dans tous ses états. January 13, 2017. Le Monde. February 20, 2008.

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