Pierre Troisgros is a French

France

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 restaurateur

Restaurateur

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, best known for his restaurant Frères Troisgros.

Pierre Troisgros and his brother Jean Troisgros completed an apprenticeship with renowned top chefs in Paris. In 1955, the country restaurant of Pierre and Jean Troisgros won the first Michelin star. Within ten years, it became the most popular restaurant in the region and soon it was one of the best known in France. In 1965, the restaurant, now known as the Frères Troisgros, got the second star, and, in 1968, the third star. In 1972, the brothers were awarded by critics of the Gault Millau

Gault Millau

Gault et Millau is one of the most influential French restaurant guides founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965. Gault Millau is most famous for its rating system, on a scale of 1 to 20. Restaurants below 10 points are almost never listed...

with the title "Best Restaurant in the World" award.