In twelve days, on October 31, Claude Perraudin, 69, will turn off for the last time the plancha behind which he prepares his famous dishes.
Father Claude will close his doors for good.
This institution in the 7th arrondissement of Paris will leave orphans the regulars who used to come for lunch or dinner on avenue de la Motte-Picquet since 1988.
Friday October 15, his friends all came for a last friendly meal.
Among them, Hugues Trévennec, the former boss of international events at Mumm, who has known Claude Perraudin since 1980 and has often taken him to follow the Formula 1 Grand Prix around the world.
Claude Chirac is also there.
She offered him an apron from Corrèze flocked with a photo of Jacques Chirac that he immediately put on.
"A man of great generosity"
When he opened his establishment, Claude Perraudin was far from imagining that he would become the preferred address for politicians, journalists, entertainment and sports personalities.
The first to make the restaurant theirs
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