1. Anne-Sophie Pic is the fourth female chef to win three Michelin stars, and was named the Best Female Chef by The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2011.
13 Facts About Anne-Sophie Pic
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Anne-Sophie Pic was born in Valence, Drome, in France on 12 July 1969.
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Anne-Sophie Pic's grandfather, Andre Pic, was a chef, who was particularly known for a crayfish gratin dish, and who first gained the restaurant three Michelin stars in 1934.
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Anne-Sophie Pic initially decided not to follow in their footsteps, and instead travelled overseas to train in management.
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Anne-Sophie Pic died three months later, and she moved to working the front of the house.
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That same year, Anne-Sophie Pic was the only woman on French newspaper Le Figaros list of the top twenty richest chefs in France.
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Anne-Sophie Pic opened her second restaurant, Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Anne-Sophie Pic is married to David Sinapian and has a son named Nathan.
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In 2015 and 2016, Anne-Sophie Pic was a member of the Prix Versailles judges panel.
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In 2017, Anne-Sophie Pic opened her first London restaurant, called La Dame de Anne-Sophie Pic, in the Four Seasons Hotel at 10 Trinity Square in the City of London.
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In summer 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she launched a food truck in Valence called Anne-Sophie Pic-up, featuring her first time offering hamburgers.
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At the time of the award, Anne-Sophie Pic was the only three Michelin starred female chef in France.
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In 2009, Anne-Sophie Pic received the Eckart Witzigmann Award for excellent culinary art.