Claude Lebey

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

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

Early life[edit]

Claude Lebey was born on 20 November 1923.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mort de Claude Lebey, fondateur du guide gastronomique éponyme". Le Point (in French). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mort de Claude Lebey, critique gastronomique et fondateur du guide Lebey". L'Express (in French). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Le guide Lebey orphelin". Télérama. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "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.
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