Eric ripert biography

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Eric Ripert was born in Antibes, France, on the 2nd of March He holds French citizenship and he belongs to European ethnicity. He celebrates his birthday on the 2nd of March each year and is currently 58 years old. According to the astrological chart, he has a birth sign of Pisces and practices Buddhism religion. At a young age, he learned to cook from his mother.

When he was young, his parents split and he relocated to Andorra with his mother, where he grew up. His mother remarried, and his stepfather was abusive. When Ripert was 11 years old, his father perished in a hiking accident. Talking about his academic qualifications, he was sent to a boarding school. At the age of 15, Ripert left home to attend a culinary school in Perpignan.

At the age of 17, Eric Ripert relocated to Paris. Moreover, he left in to serve in the military before returning to Jamin as Chef Poissonier. Moreover, he took over as executive chef at Le Bernardin in , after Gilbert Le Coze died unexpectedly after a heart attack.

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The following year, at 29, he received a four-star rating from The New York Times, and in , he became a part-owner. The New York Times awarded Le Bernardin four stars six times in a row, making it the only restaurant to keep that exceptional rank for that long period without losing a single star. Apart from his work as a chef, he has made several guest appearances on cooking-based television shows, including guest judge and assistant chef roles.

In Season 2, he reprised his cameo appearance in several episodes.