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Eric Ripert
Chef

Eric Ripert

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Leading the seafood-focused kitchen at Le Bernardin.

Four-star review · Michelin recognition

Born
2 March 1965
Birthplace
Antibes

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Eric Ripert

Eric Ripert is a French chef and author whose New York career centres on modern seafood cooking.

Early life

France and Andorra

Learned cooking from his mother and entered culinary school in Perpignan at fifteen.

Career

  1. 1980s

    Paris kitchens

    Worked at La Tour d’Argent and Joël Robuchon’s Jamin.

  2. 1989

    United States

    Joined Jean-Louis Palladin in Washington.

  3. 1994

    Le Bernardin

    Became executive chef.

  4. 1996

    Partnership

    Became a part-owner.

Selected work

Four-star review

Le Bernardin received four stars from The New York Times under his leadership.

Michelin recognition

The restaurant received three stars.

Beyond work

Early independence

Left home as a teenager to pursue culinary training.

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