Kei Kobayashi
Kei Kobayashi (小林圭 Kobayashi Kei born 29 August 1977) is a Japanese chef and owner of the restaurant Kei in Paris 1e. His restaurant has earned three Michelin stars in 2020. He is the first Japanese chef earned three Michelin stars in France. Kobayashi was born in Nagano. He elected to focus on French cuisine after viewing a documentary about Alain Chapel. Kobayashi trained at French restaurants in Japan before moving to France in 1998 to work with Gilles Goujon and Alain Ducasse. References External links Kei's website Japanese chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants Japanese expatriates in France People from Nagano (city) Living people 1977 births