Kei Kobayashi

Kei Kobayashi (小林圭 Kobayashi Kei born c. 1978) is a French chef and owner of the restaurant Kei in Paris 1e. His restaurant has earned three Michelin stars in 2020. He is the first Japanese chef earned three Michelin stars in France.[1][2][3]

Kobayashi was born in Nagano.[4] He elected to focus on French cuisine after viewing a documentary about Alain Chapel. Kobayashi trained at French restaurants in Japan before moving to France in 1998 to work with Gilles Goujon and Alain Ducasse.[5]

References

  1. "Rivers of talent flow in the MICHELIN Guide France 2020". MICHELIN Guide. 27 January 2020.
  2. "Kei Kobayashi becomes first Japanese chef to get three Michelin stars". France 24. 27 January 2020.
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  4. "Blond ambition of Japan's history making chef". Agence France Presse. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. Gibbons, Fiachra (28 January 2020). "Kei Kobayashi first Japanese chef to get three Michelin stars in France". Japan Times. Agence France Presse. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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