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Roger Vergé (7 April 1930 – 5 June 2015) was a French chef and restaurateur. He is considered one of the greatest chefs of his time. The Gault Millau described him as "the very incarnation of the great French chef for foreigners".〔(Roger Vergé in The Baltimore Sun, 10 March 1991 )〕 ==Personal life== Roger Vergé was born 7 April 1930 in Commentry, which is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. His father was a blacksmith. He said he was inspired to learn cooking from his aunt Célestine, to whom he dedicated many of his books. He began work under Alexis Chanier at restaurant ''Le Bourbonnais'' in his aunt's hometown,〔 and trained at the ''Tour d'Argent'' and the ''Plaza Athénée'', before leaving France to work in Africa. He worked in the restaurant of ''Mansour de Casablanca'' (in Morocco), ''L'Oasis'' (in Algeria) and in Kenya.〔(Marc Delages' Blog )〕 Back in Europe, he worked in the restaurants of ''Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo'' (in Monaco) and ''Le Club de Cavalière'' (in Le Lavandou, France).〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Great Chefs )〕 He was a keen collector of art and was friends with artists such as César Baldaccini, Arman and Théo Tobiasse, who exhibited their work in his restaurant.〔(Roger Vergé on the l'Hottelerie et Restauration website )〕 Vergé died of complications from diabetes on 5 June 2015, aged 85.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roger Vergé」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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