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The fate of Benoit Violier (French-Swiss chef that took his own life after being awarded his third Michelin star in 2016) come to mind in this context: https:/
by fermigier 9y ago
The fate of Benoit Violier (French-Swiss chef that took his own life after being awarded his third Michelin star in 2016) come to mind in this context:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/01/benoit-violier-chefs-mourn-french-swiss-kill-himself-talented https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/01/benoit-violier...
- piker 9y agoReferenced in the article as well.
- JosephLark 9y agoThe article actually mentions Bernard Loiseau, not Benoit Violier. Loiseau took his life after hearing rumors his restaurant would be demoted from three to two Michelin stars. There was a book written about the Loiseau event (reads like it was supposed to be a biography at first, of which the suicide obviously overtook the narrative): The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine [0]. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionist-Life-Death-Haute-Cuisine/dp/1592401074/ https://www.amazon.com/Perfectionist-Life-Death-Haute-Cuisin...