Cuisine minceur
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Cuisine minceur is a style of cooking
created by French chef Michel Guérard
, which recreated lighter versions of traditional Nouvelle cuisine
dishes. Critics often acknowledged that the minceur versions by Gerard had a better taste and were very authentic, in addition to the advantage of not leaving you a heavier feeling when standing up from the table.
In 1974 chef Guérard arrived in Eugénie-les-Bains
and, with his wife Christine Barthelemy, began renovating a spa
resort which Barthelemy had been running, and which was owned by Guérard's father-in-law. Guérard began thinking about how he could persuade Parisians to make the 800 kilometer trek to the spa, and his restaurant. The spas were for health
benefits and his creation - cuisine minceur - became the logical avenue for his new form of low-calorie
cooking.
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
created by French chef Michel Guérard
Michel Guérard
Michel Guérard is a French chef, author, one of the founders of nouvelle cuisine, and the inventor of cuisine minceur.- Biography :...
, which recreated lighter versions of traditional Nouvelle cuisine
Nouvelle Cuisine
Nouvelle cuisine is an approach to cooking and food presentation used in French cuisine. By contrast with cuisine classique, an older form of French haute cuisine, nouvelle cuisine is characterized by lighter, more delicate dishes and an increased emphasis on presentation.-History:The term...
dishes. Critics often acknowledged that the minceur versions by Gerard had a better taste and were very authentic, in addition to the advantage of not leaving you a heavier feeling when standing up from the table.
In 1974 chef Guérard arrived in Eugénie-les-Bains
Eugénie-les-Bains
Eugénie-les-Bains is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.Eugénie-les-Bains is most well known for housing a spa resort and three restaurants, all belonging to chef Michel Guérard, inventor of cuisine minceur.-See also:...
and, with his wife Christine Barthelemy, began renovating a spa
Spa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
resort which Barthelemy had been running, and which was owned by Guérard's father-in-law. Guérard began thinking about how he could persuade Parisians to make the 800 kilometer trek to the spa, and his restaurant. The spas were for health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
benefits and his creation - cuisine minceur - became the logical avenue for his new form of low-calorie
Calorie
The calorie is a pre-SI metric unit of energy. It was first defined by Nicolas Clément in 1824 as a unit of heat, entering French and English dictionaries between 1841 and 1867. In most fields its use is archaic, having been replaced by the SI unit of energy, the joule...
cooking.