Bio  

Chef Gerard Pangaud

Chef Gerard was educated at the L'Ecole Hoteliere of Paris. In 1973, he became Chef de Partie for Master Chef Jo Rostang at La Bonne Auberge in Antibes, a three-star Michelin restaurant. He then became Chef de Poissonier at Troisgros in Roanne, also a three-star Michelin restaurant.

In 1977, he opened a small restaurant in Paris, Rue Montmartre, and was awarded one Michelin star in his first year. In 1980, he moved his restaurant which he renamed Gerard Pangaud to Boulogne where he received two Michelin stars after only a few months. Not quite 28 years old, he was the youngest chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars. In 1982, he was chosen as Chef of the G-7 Conference held at Versailles that hosted such dignitaries as President Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

In 1985, he opened Aurora, in New York City, where he was Executive Chef for six years and earned the restaurant three-star recognition by the New York Times and a reputation among the top 10 New York restaurants. Then in 1991, he relocated to Washington, DC to become Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City. Two years later, he opened Gerard's Place, consistently one of the highest-rated restaurants not only in Washington DC but in the country, garnering many awards including Four Diamonds, AAA Travel Guide, Four Stars, Mobil Travel Guide, Washingtonian Blue Ribbon Award Winner 1993-2006, and "Award of Excellence" DiRona Distinguished Restaurants of North America.

In 2006, Chef Gerard Panguad became the Program Director and Head Instructor for the professional Culinary Arts Program at L'Academie de Cuisine.