Gaston Lenôtre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaston Lenôtre

French chef

Date of Birth: 28-May-1920

Place of Birth: Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2009

Profession: businessperson, chef, non-fiction writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gaston Lenôtre (b.
May 28, 1920 in Normandy, France – d.
January 8, 2009) was a French pastry chef known as a possible creator of the opera cake (opéra gâteau), the founder of "Lenôtre" a culinary empire; whose brand includes restaurants, catering services, retail concerns and cooking schools, and one of the three founders with Paul Bocuse and Roger Verge of Les Chefs de France at EPCOT in Orlando, Florida.