Raymond Blanc – How to Make the Perfect CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS SUBSCRIBE for more great Food and recipe videos – www.youtube.com Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef, born in Besançon, France. Today he is one of the Britain’s most respected chefs[citation needed]. Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the Good Food Guide. He is entirely self-taught. Blanc opened the first of a chain of smaller restaurants, Le Petit Blanc restaurants in Oxford in June 1996. Blanc’s stated aim with these was to bring the French philosophy of “good food being central to good living” to the United Kingdom. His desire was to create and serve food that can be enjoyed by everyone — “from the time-conscious business person to those looking for a welcoming family restaurant”. Raymond was a featured chef on Great Chefs television, appearing in Great Chefs of the World.[5] Blanc suffered two mini strokes when he was 42, brought on by stress and overwork [6] In June 2003, after nearly losing the chain as part of his divorce settlement to Jenny,[2] the four Le Petit Blanc Brasseries (now known as Brasserie Blanc) in Birmingham (of which closed in 2008), Cheltenham, Manchester and Oxford became part of the Loch Fyne Restaurant Group portfolio. Blanc maintains a share in the business, and continues to be actively involved creating new menus …
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