Meat by Hugo Desnoyer is one of the things that you should order first. Growing up in the Mayenne, Loire Valley of France, Hugo Desnoyer dreamed of being a chef but found the milieu not very welcoming. He needed a job, apprenticed to a local butcher and moved up the ladder as far as his ambitions would take him.

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He opened his own shop on the Rue Mouton-Duvernet in the 14th arrondissment on April 1, 1998. Soon he was drawing the attention of Pierre Gagnaire, Bernard Pacaud of the three-star L'Ambroisie, Alain Passard of the three-star L'Arpège, Benoît Guichard of the two-star Jamin, Pascal Barbot of the one-star L'Astrance, as well as the chefs at L'Ami Louis, where lamb, beef and chicken form the cornerstone of the menu.

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