French chef sues Michelin guide, accusing them of cheese mix-up
- Marc Veyrat’s La Maison des Bois restaurant in the French Alps was demoted to two stars from the maximum three in January
- He claims the downgrade came after a Michelin inspector mistakenly thought he had adulterated a cheese souffle with English Cheddar
Celebrity French chef Marc Veyrat said on Tuesday that he has sued the famed Michelin guide after inspectors stripped his restaurant of its coveted third star, claiming they had botched their evaluation, in particular over a cheese souffle.
Veyrat’s La Maison des Bois restaurant in the French Alps was demoted to two stars from the maximum three in January, just a year after he secured the industry’s highest accolade.
He said the move plunged him into depression, and the furious chef later demanded that he be removed from the vaunted red guides – in vain.
He claims the downgrade came after a Michelin inspector mistakenly thought he had adulterated a cheese souffle with English Cheddar, instead of using France’s Reblochon, Beaufort and Tomme varieties.
