First female chef with 3 Michelin stars in the US
Dominique Crenn has achieved many accolades since she opened her restaurant, Atelier Crenn, in January 2011. Michelin gave it one star within the first year and then two stars the next year; this made her the first female chef to achieve two stars in the United States. Michelin awarded Atelier Crenn three stars in 2018, making her the first female chef to gain three stars in the US.
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Dominique Crenn
Driven by her passion to create a deeply personal project, Crenn opened Atelier Crenn, a place to express her heritage as well as an ode to “poetic culinaria,” in January 2011.
Atelier Crenn
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San Francisco Bay Area’s Michelin Stars Announced for 2019
In the thirteen years since Michelin came to the states, Crenn is the first female head chef of a three-starred restaurant in the U.S.
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