{{Short description|French chef}} '''Alain Lenotre ''' is a certified pastry chef, candy maker, and ice cream maker. He was trained as a cook at a famous three-star Michelin restaurant in Paris, the Grand Véfour.<ref>{{cite book|last=Reichl|first=Ruth|title=Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet|year=2004|publisher=Conde Nast|isbn=0-679-64309-5|pages=100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eGaCJxXhJfEC&dq=Alain+Lenotre&pg=PA100}}</ref> He was also the General Director of LENOTRE PARIS from 1972 to 1982.<ref name="ckwluxe">{{cite web |title=Alain and Marie LeNôtre |url=https://www.ckwluxe.com/top20ceo-alain-and-marie-lenotre |website=Caring, Kindness, and Wisdom |access-date=16 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In addition, he received a Master Baker Certificate from Retail Bakers of America in July 1987.<ref name="ckwluxe"/>
In 1998, Alain and Marie Lenotre opened the Culinary Institute Lenôtre.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Kim|title=Love Story: Marie and Alain Lenotre Met and Fell in Love in Paris|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2011-11-04|url=http://www.chron.com/default/article/Love-story-Marie-and-Alain-LeN-tre-met-and-fell-2250807.php#photo-1724590}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Sarah|title=French Connection/LeNotre Guides Aspiring Chefs Through Challenges of Native Country's Cuisine|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2003-09-11|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2003_3689525/french-connection-lenotres-guide-aspiring-chefs-th.html}}</ref> <!--In 2018, the school celebrated its 20th anniversary. -->
In October 2011, Alain Lenotre opened Le Bistro. Located within the Culinary Institute Lenotre, the Lounge is a restaurant open to the public while also serving as a training center for students.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Madan|first=Stephanie|title=Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge|journal=My Table's Sidedish|date=2011-10-11|url=http://my-table.com/sidedish/kris-bistro-and-wine-lounge/?mc_cid=da055c9cf6&mc_eid=04546377df}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ambrose|first=Amber|title=A Look Inside the Newly Open Kris Bistro & Wine Lounge|publisher=Eater.com|date=2011-10-12|url=http://houston.eater.com/archives/2011/10/12/a-look-inside-the-newly-open-kris-bistro-wine-lounge.php#kristbistrowinelounge-6}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.culinaryinstitute.edu/ ''Culinary Institute''] - Lenotre cooking school in Houston, USA * [http://www.lebistro-houston.com/ Le Bistro at CIL]
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