13 Facts About Hubert Keller

Hubert Keller is a noted French chef, who is known for his signature restaurants, Fleur de Lys in San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Hubert Keller trained under Paul Haeberlin, Paul Bocuse, and Roger Verge before coming to San Francisco in 1982 to revitalize the now-defunct Sutter 500.

Hubert Keller later opened a gourmet Burger Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada, which features a $60 "Rossini Burger" made of American Kobe beef, sauteed foie gras, and shaved truffles.

Chef Hubert Keller opened a French-influenced steakhouse in Downtown St Louis called SLEEK, which is regarded as the best steak house in St Louis.

Hubert Keller was the consulting chef at the Club XIX, at the Lodge in Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, California.

Hubert Keller is the author of The Cuisine of Hubert Keller and is the co-author of Dr Dean Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less.

Hubert Keller was the first guest chef with Jean-Marc Fullsack to cook a dinner for a president in White House history and to train the White House chef in healthy cooking with the guidance of Jean-Marc Fullsack.

Hubert Keller received the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America lifetime achievement designation in 2003.

Hubert Keller starred in Secrets of a Chef, a cooking show on American public television network PBS.

Hubert Keller placed third in Top Chef Masters, Bravo's 2009 cooking reality competition, and designated that any winnings would be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Hubert Keller won the first competition round, using a dorm room shower to cool pasta.

Hubert Keller is an avid DJ, frequently performing at food-related events.

Hubert Keller's friend, San-Francisco-based DJ "Frenchy le Freak," taught him the skills in exchange for cooking instruction.