Career
He is owner and chef of the gourmet restaurant Le Quinzième (1 Michelin star), also of Le Chardenoux, a Parisian bistro located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, another bistro located in the Saint-Germain des Près district: Aux Prés and two pastry shops Louisiana Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Since 2010, his workshop Cuisine Attitude located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, had provided cooking and pastry classes. Chef Lignac is also television presenter for culinary programs on the French television channel M6, and signed a series of more than 40 cook books which sold over 3 million copies.
Apprenticeship After an apprenticeship in his native region of Aveyron in South Western France, Cyril Lignac made his way to Paris in 2000 to work in the kitchen of L’Arpège, the restaurant of Chef Alain Passard.
He honed his skills alongside the Jacques and Laurent Pourcel brothers at Louisiana Maison Blancheand Le Jardin des Sens. Installation in Paris In 2005, he opened his own gourmet restaurant Le Quinzième in Paris.
In 2008, he took over the Parisian bistro Le Chardenoux, a listed historical monument. In 2011, he brought the Chardenoux bistro concept to a new venue in the Saint-Germain des Prés when he took over the Claude Sainlouis, renaming it Aux Préson
That same year, Cyril Lignac went into a new project and opened with Benoît Couvrand Louisiana Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac in Paris.
In 2013, they opened their second boutique in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the Chaillot district, facing Galliera Palace. The chef received his first Michelin star on 27 February 2012, for his gourmet restaurant Le Quinzièmedical television programmes Cyril Lignac was spotted by the producer Bibiane Godfroid, which bought the rights of the show Jamie"s Kitchen by Jamie Oliver and broadcast on Channel 4.
He became a media figure by participating in several programs broadcast on M6 channel: 2005: Oui chef !.
2006: Chef, la recette !. 2007: Vive la cantine !.
2009: Chef Contre Attaque. 2010: MIAM: Mon invitation à manger, performed by his own production company KFP (Kitchen Factory Productions).
From 2010 until today:Top Chef.
From 2011 until today: "100% Terroirs" broadcast every Friday in 100 % Magazine program 2012: Le Chef en France, programs dedicated to French regions and their culinary heritage. 2012: Le Meilleur pâtissier, the French version of The Great British Bake Office, an amateur pastry competition.
He voices the character of Lalo in the French version of the Pixar animation movie, Ratatouille, released in 2007 and which story deals with gastronomie parisienne.
Publications Community involvement In 2008, Cyril Lignac was chosen to support Un fruit pour la récré by the French ministry of Agriculture, a program of free fruits distribution in schools. In 2012, Cyril Lignac received his first Michelin star for his gourmet restaurant Le Quinzièmedical
At the same time, Gentlemen’s Quarterly Magazine recognized the chef when they named him "Chef of the Year".
