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Two years after the death of Paul Bocuse, his iconic restaurant on the banks of the Saône River (east) has lost one of the three stars of the Michelin Guide that he enjoyed continuously since 1965, Bocuse d'Or reported Friday.

"GL events, the organizing company of the Bocuse d'Or, wants to provide its unfailing support to the Bocuse House to which they have just withdrawn, after 55 years , their third Michelin Guide star," according to a statement from the organizers of this contest International cuisine, launched in 1987 by Monsieur Paul .

The famous guide considers that "the quality of the establishment was still excellent, but not at the level of a three star" .

Gwendal Poullennec , responsible for the guide, went to the restaurant on Thursday, in the town of Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, in the Lyon region, to communicate the decision, said Elisabeth Boucher-Anselin , director of communication at Michelin.

Some critics already advanced well before the death of the French chef at age 91 that his restaurant in the locality Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or , in the region of Lyon (east), had ceased to live up to his three stars.

Modernization efforts - "tradition in motion", as defined by the management teams of this institution - would not have been enough.

" The chefs worked and reworked the dishes , setting them up for more than a year, making them evolve while retaining their DNA, their original flavor," said Vincent Le Roux , CEO, a few days ago.

After important reforms that have kept it closed for three weeks, the emblematic restaurant is scheduled to open on January 24 , three days before the official publication of the new Michelin Guide.

With the loss of this star, "the entire Bocuse d'Or family expresses their sadness and respect for the work of Paul Bocuse," said Olivier Ginon, president of the GL events group who recalled "Paul Bocuse's contribution to world cuisine , its cultural and heritage footprint. "

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