Claude Lebey

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

Claude Lebey
Born(1923-11-20)20 November 1923
Died10 January 2017(2017-01-10) (aged 93)
Provence, France
OccupationFood critic

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
  • Lebey, Claude (1987). Le petit Lebey des bistrots parisiens. Paris: Albin Michel.
  • Lebey, Claude (1987). Guide Lebey des restaurants de Paris. Paris: Albin Michel.
  • Lebey, Claude. L'Inventaire du patrimoine culinaire de la France. Vol. 1–20. Paris: Albin Michel.
  • Lebey, Claude (2012). À table! : La vie intrépide d'un gourmet redoutable. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226240187. OCLC 793946280.

References
  1. "Mort de Claude Lebey, fondateur du guide gastronomique éponyme". Le Point (in French). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. "Mort de Claude Lebey, critique gastronomique et fondateur du guide Lebey". L'Express (in French). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. "Le guide Lebey orphelin". Télérama. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. "CLAUDE LEBEY". France Inter. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  5. Kallmann, Sarah (June 4, 2012). "Claude Lebey se met à table". Paris Match. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. Monsat, Colette (March 26, 2016). "Dans les coulisses du Club des croqueurs de chocolat". Le Figaro. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  7. Bosio, Alice; de Saint Phale, Hugo; Monsat, Colette (December 3, 2014). "Les meilleurs œufs mayo de Paris". Le Figaro. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  8. Ribaut, Jean-Claude (February 20, 2008). "L'oeuf dans tous ses états". Le Monde. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.