For CTV News: Michelin-starred chefs' top chef for 2017: Alain Passard

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Nov. 28, 2016

France's gastronomic wizard of vegetables, chef Alain Passard, has been voted the top chef of 2017 in a list that ranks the best 100 chefs around the world.

Organized by France's Le Chef magazine, the list is based, not on the opinion of food critics or galloping gourmets, but on the views of fellow chefs.

For the third edition of the awards, 534 chefs who belong to either the two or three Michelin-starred club were asked to name the five chefs who best represent the values of their profession; who create exceptional, must-try cuisine; and whose restaurants are must-visit destinations.

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