Troisgros family
The Troisgros family are a family of French restaurateurs. Since 1957, Jean and Pierre Troisgros have played a significant role in the history of French cuisine. Pierre's son, Michel Troisgros, has played a major role since 1983. Michel Troisgros is the owner of the restaurant now called "La Maison Troisgros", in Roanne. The restaurant has been awarded Three Michelin stars since 1968.
The restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves Burgundy wines, in affiliation with the noted winemaker Robert Serol.
Hôtel Moderne (4 stars) is a member of Relais & Châteaux since 1966.
Jean-Baptiste Troisgros and his wife Marie, of Burgundian origin, ran the establishment known as Café des négociants at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy. They had two sons: Jean, born in 1926, and Pierre, born on 3 September 1928 at Chalon-sur-Saône. Jean-Baptiste Troisgros and Marie instilled in their sons the notion of maintaining high standards in running a restaurant.
In 1930, the Troisgros family moved to Roanne, 90 km west of Lyon, on the frontiers of Burgundy. Roanne lay on National Highway #7 (route nationale 7), and the Troigros established their Hôtel-Restaurant des Platanes across from the Roanne train station.
Jean-Baptiste and Marie Troisgros were self-taught, and their restaurant offered a regional, middle-class, and friendly atmosphere. Marie Troisgros worked in the kitchen while Jean-Baptiste worked in the dining room and managed the wine cellar. Their cuisine was simple, “sincere and true,” and its taste did not need to be disguised with sauces or burdensome decorations.
The restaurant soon acquired notoriety, and was renamed "Hôtel Moderne" in 1935.
Their two sons, Jean and Pierre, were raised to admire fine cuisine almost as if it were a religion. At the age of fifteen, they each began training for the restaurant business as if becoming initiates in a religion. Jean began his apprenticeship at Paris, Pierre at the Hôtel du Golf at Étretat in Normandy. Pierre also worked at Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque Country.
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