Paul Bocuse, the world-famous master of French cuisine, has died at the age of 91.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb tweeted: “Mister Paul was France. Simplicity and generosity. Excellence and art de vivre.”
Paul Bocuse est mort, la Gastronomie est en deuil.Monsieur Paul, c’était la France. Simplicité & générosité. Excellence & art de vivre.Le pape des gastronomes nous quitte. Puissent nos chefs, à Lyon, comme aux quatre coins du monde, longtemps cultiver les fruits de sa passion. pic.twitter.com/XI0ozzzGJK
— Gérard Collomb (@gerardcollomb) January 20, 2018
Mr Bocuse held a three-star Michelin rating since 1965 on his restaurant outside the eastern French city of Lyon. He also parlayed his business and cooking skills into a globe-spanning gastronomic empire.
