Philippe Rochat

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Philippe Rochat (born November 29, 1953 in Sentier ; † July 8, 2015 in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne ) was a Swiss chef . Next to Horst Petermann, Rochat was the only non-French to be appointed Membre de la chambre syndicale de la Haute Cuisine Française .

Life

Rochat's mother died when he was nine years old and he grew up as a half-orphan. He began his training as a chef at the age of fourteen with Marcel Cavuscens in Romont . He also learned a. a. in the hotel catering of the Zurich Savoy Baur en Ville and at Paul Bocuse in Lyon.

In 1980 he started in the Frédy Girardets kitchen brigade in Crissier and became its head chef in 1989 . In 1995 Rochat married the long-distance runner Franziska Moser . Both took over the Girardet on December 1, 1996 and initially ran it under the name Rochat until it was renamed L'Hôtel de Ville in 1998 . The restaurant continued to be awarded three Michelin stars and held 19 Gault Millau points . In addition, from 2005 it was listed several times in The World's 50 Best Restaurants ranking .

Rochat's wife had a fatal accident in 2002. In 2007 he met his future partner, cross-country skier Laurence Rochat .

In April 2012 Rochat handed over his restaurant to his longtime sous-chef Benoît Violier , who had worked in the restaurant's kitchen since 1996, but remained a member of the company's board of directors. He also continued to work as a consultant for gastronomy and founded a culinary sales organization together with the chefs Lazare Saguer and Michel Hug.

Rochat was a passionate cyclist. On July 8, 2015, he suffered a faint attack during one of these trips and died at the scene of the accident. Rochat's funeral took place following a large funeral service in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Lausanne on July 11, 2015.

Publications

Honors (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Un grand chef s'en est allé" . On 20min.ch on July 8, 2015
  2. ↑ Anja Hanke: Horst Petermann - Driven by life . On feinschmecker.com
  3. ↑ David Moginier: Seule la mort aura réussi à arrêter Philippe Rochat . On July 8, 2015 on 24heures.ch
  4. ↑ a b c d Who's Who of Chefs - Philippe Rochat. In: restaurant-ranglisten.de. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009 ; Retrieved February 3, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Le chef étoilé Philippe Rochat est décédé, ses amis lui rendent homage . On July 8, 2015 at arcinfo.ch
  6. ^ Contemporary photo of the entrance to the restaurant. Mérite vaudois 2008 Philippe Rochat  (mp4). Etat de Vaud. February 4, 2016. 0:31.
  7. ↑ Colman Andrews: When “the world's greatest chef” suddenly finds himself without his restaurant, what does he do next? In: Saveur. 1999, archived from the original on June 25, 2003 ; accessed on February 3, 2016 .
  8. ↑ 2005 List , 2008 List , 2009 List ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2010 List ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and 2011 List . Each on theworlds50best.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.theworlds50best.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.theworlds50best.com
  9. ↑ a b André Häfliger: "We're thinking about getting married" . On blick.ch on December 3, 2012
  10. ^ "More time for me": Celebrity chef Philippe Rochat resigns. In: glanzundgloria.sf.tv. June 29, 2011, archived from the original on July 10, 2011 ; Retrieved February 3, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Consulting . On philippe-rochat.ch
  12. ↑ Qui sommes-nous? . On rsh-epicerie-fine.ch
  13. ↑ Tobias Hüberli: The third generation . In: Salt & Pepper . 1/2013 ( online (excerpt) ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.salz-pfeffer.ch
  14. ↑ Star chef Philippe Rochat († 61) is dead . On blick.ch on July 8, 2015
  15. ^ Touching funeral for Philippe Rochat . On luzernerzeitung.ch on July 11, 2015
  16. ^ Philippe Rochat passe la main . On June 28, 2011 on 20min.ch
  17. ↑ Mérite cantonal vaudois - Mérite cantonal 2008 . On vd.ch
  18. ↑ Doctorats Honoris Causa ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On iehca.eu (PDF, approx. 3.8 MB), p. 3 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iehca.eu
personal data
SURNAME Rochat, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss chef
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Le Chenit
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 2015
Place of death Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne