page_title: Antoine Westermann
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Antoine Westermann / Restaurants / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Antoine Westermann's Restorant Le Coq Rico
context_page_description: Antoine Westermann is an acclaimed French chef born in 1949 on the Northeast border of France in the Alsatian town of Wissembourg.
  He held 3 Michelin Guide stars three-star chef for his Strasbourg restaurant "Le Buerehiesel" and maintained a star rating at the restaurant for over 31 years until famously asking the Michelin Guide to remove them in 2007.
  He currently owns and operates the restaurant "Le Coq Rico" in Paris and New York City, which focuses on highlighting the flavor diversity of oft-overlooked heritage breeds of poultry through simple dishes, expertly prepared.
context_section_description: 2002-2005 : Restaurant "Café 15" at the Hôtel "Sofitel Lafayette Square" in Washington, D.C.
  2006-2013 : "Le Café du Parc" - Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
  2016-2018 : "Le Coq Rico" : The New York Bistro of beautiful birds +
caption: Le Coq Rico in Paris (Montmartre)
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