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La Tour d'Argent

15-17, quai de la Tournelle
Paris, Île-de-France
Tel: 01 43 54 23 31
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Back of the House

Philippe Labbé
Head Chef
2016 - Present
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Dimitris Kopsidas
Stagiaire
2012
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Laurent Delarbre
Head Chef
2010 - 2016
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Stéphane Haissant
Head Chef
2006 - 2010
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Jean Locussol
Chef
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Stéphane Haissant
Senior Sous Chef
2003 - 2006
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Stéphane Haissant
Sous Chef
1999 - 2001
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Stéphane Haissant
Chef de Partie
1996 - 1998
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Joseph Keller
Stagiaire
1995
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Cedric Tovar >
Laurent Delarbre
First Commis
1993 - 1994
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Eric Fréchon
1988 - 1989
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François Payard
Pastry Chef
1988 - 1989
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Terrance Brennan >
Eric Ripert
Cook
Apprentice/Commis
1982 - 1984
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Mark Peel
Apprentice/Commis
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Alain Senderens
Garde Manger
Chef Rotisserie
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Front of the House

André Terrail
Owner/Proprietor
2006 - Present
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Claude Terrail
Owner/Proprietor
1947 - 2006
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André Terrail
Owner/Proprietor
1910 - 1947
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Frédéric Delair
Owner/Proprietor
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And Now You Know

  • La Tour d'Argent is famous for its 'canard au sang', a duck dish created by Frédéric Delair, who began numbering every duck served at the restaurant.
  • The Prince of Wales, who became Edward VII, was served duck number 328 in 1890; Emperor Hirohito, number 53,211; John F. Kennedy, number 245,200.
  • La Tour d'Argent served its one-millionth duck in 2003.

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