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Paul Bocuse, 'Giant' Of French Cuisine, Dies At 91

The French president and several celebrity chefs mourned the loss of a man who helped re-imagine French cuisine.

Paul Bocuse, whom the French president called "the epitome of French cuisine," died Saturday at the age of 91.

"Today French gastronomy is losing a mythical figure that profoundly transformed it," the Élysée said.

Bocuse's family announced his death : "Much more than a father and a husband, he is a man of heart, a spiritual father, an emblematic figure of world gastronomy, and a tri-colored standard

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