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Georges Perrier (born 1943) is a French chef who emigrated to the United States in 1967 and lived in Philadelphia, where he founded and ran Le Bec-Fin and other restaurants, bars and cafés across the country.
Chef Georges Perrier became master-in-residence at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in 2017, and he began his role at "Le Bec-Fin Redux," a one-night-only reprisal of his menu in the restaurant that would later become Bistro Perrier.
Born and raised in Lyon, France, Perrier started his fated culinary journey at the age of 14. He trained with French greats, including Michel Lorrain of Casino de Charbonnières , Jacques Picard of L’Oustau de Baumanièr , and Guy Thivard at La Pyramide , then owned by the legendary Ferdinand Point.
In 2009 the French government awarded Chef Perrier the Legion d’ Honneur. But the years had taken its toll on this perfectionist chef, who was married to his business. After the divorce with his wife, he announced his retirement in 2012 and served Le Bec-Fin’s last dinner on June 15, 2013.
12 cze 2018 · But let's flash back to March 5, when chef Georges Perrier, 74 — who put Philadelphia on the culinary map decades ago with Le Bec-Fin — collapsed outside his Center City apartment building. A neighbor, Nancy Petersmeyer, who is a physician, said she found Perrier unresponsive, his skin gray, his eyes glassy.
Georges Perrier (né à Lyon le 10 décembre 1943), surnommé « The King Georges », est un chef de cuisine français qui s'est établi aux États-Unis en 1967. Il a notamment fondé et dirigé Le Bec-Fin à Philadelphie [1].
26 lut 2016 · And its chef, Georges Perrier, a Lyon native, has had an unrivaled influence on cooking in Philadelphia and far beyond. Now there's a documentary to tell Perrier's story to a new audience.
