About Andre Soltner
André Soltner was a French-American chef and author, based for decades at New York City's Lutèce, from its opening in 1961 as chef, later as partner and from 1973 as owner until 1994. He ran the restaurant together with his wife, Simone. He was regarded as one of America's first superstar chefs, and the restaurant as America's Best French Restaurant. Soltner later was Dean of Classic Studies at the French Culinary Institute.
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