André Soltner

André Soltner (; 20 November 1932 – 18 January 2025) was a French-American chef and author, based for decades at New York City's Lutèce, from its opening in 1961 as chef, later as partner and from 1973 as owner until 1994. He ran the restaurant together with his wife, Simone. He was internationally recognized, regarded as one of America's first superstar chefs, and the restaurant as America's Best French Restaurant. Soltner later served as Dean of Classic Studies at the French Culinary Institute. Provided by Wikipedia