“Of all the restaurants I visited in my childhood and adolescence, it was Michel Bras that I remembered most vividly and it was the chef himself to whom, early on in my cooking, I would make the most references. I don't mean that I tried to cook like him. Rather, that I tried to think like him.”

French chef

Dominique Crenn is a French chef best known for leading Atelier Crenn in San Francisco. By 2018, she was the only female chef in the United States to earn three Michelin stars. She has also appeared on several Food Network programs and other television shows. Her public profile is closely tied to high-end cooking and to the recognition her restaurant received, which made her a notable figure in contemporary American dining.