CHEFSHubert KellerFleur de Lys & The Burger Bar Hubert Keller is one of America's most acclaimed chefs, known best for his world-renowned restaurants, Fleur de Lys (San Francisco and Las Vegas) and The Burger Bar (Las Vegas). Having caught the eyes, ears, and palates of top food writers, he is the recipient of numerous awards and is regarded as one of America's most imaginative and talented chefs. His influence extends beyond his restaurant kitchen to the millions of people he reaches through his cookbooks and PBS television shows. Hubert Keller offers contemporary French cooking with a Mediterranean accent. A native Frenchman, he trained with some of France's most legendary chefs, including Paul Bocuse and Paul Haeberlin at the L'Auberge de L'Ill. His talents eventually caught the eye of Roger Verge, the Grand Master of French Haute Cuisine, who first made him a chef at Moulin de Mougins on the French Riviera and then appointed him to a two-year stint as executive chef at Cuisine du Soleil in Sao Paulo, Brazil before bringing him to San Francisco to run Sutter 500. In 1986, having decided to make San Francisco his permanent home, Chef Keller became the executive chef and co-owner with Maurice Rouas of Fleur de Lys, which for 20 years has been one of the city's top fine-dining establishments, contributing to San Francisco's standing as a culinary mecca. By the 1990s, his reputation reached the White House, where he received an invitation to be its first guest chef, preparing a gourmet, low-fat dinner for President Clinton and his family. In 2004, Chef Keller expanded his operations to Las Vegas, opening a second Fleur de Lys Restaurant in Mandalay Bay, which Bon Appetit dubbed "hands down the best fine dining in Las Vegas." That same year, in a marked departure from the world of fine dining, Chef Keller tried his hand at a casual restaurant, developing a revolutionary new concept of upscale burgers at The Burger Bar at Mandalay Place. An instant success, it spawned a new generation of gourmet burger restaurants across the country, as many top-name chefs tried to duplicate Keller's success. Two new Burger Bar Restaurants will open, one in St. Louis in fall 2007 and one in San Francisco in 2008. Still in St. Louis, yet another restaurant and lounge will open in fall 2007, this time a steakhouse by the name of Sleek. The reality show Top Chef debuted at Fleur de Lys in 2006, with Chef Keller as featured Chef and Judge for the first episode. He did some more appearances in the first and second season of Top Chef. In June 2007, Chef Keller launched his own TV show Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef, by Marjorie Poore Productions, sponsored by Cuisinart. Chef Keller has done several appearances as guest chef on numerous TV shows locally, nationally, and internationally. Chef Keller works closely with his talented wife Chantal Keller, who helps run their restaurants, tests his recipes for home cooks, and applies her styling gifts to his cookbooks and television shows. Fleur de Lys, 777 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 Ph: 415-673-7779 F: 415-673-4619 www.fleurdelyssf.com QUOTES "Fleur de Lys is my pick as Restaurant of the Year." - John Mariani, Esquire "Arguably the top French dining room in the city." - Bryan Miller, New York Times "Anyone who claims that Fleur de Lys is the best restaurant in San Francisco would get support in my book." - Michael Bauer, Food & Wine Magazine AWARDS
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