June 30, 1998 A Star Is Reborn Chef Pierre Gagnaire took France by storm and then lost it all -- but now he's regained his third Michelin star at Paris' hottest restaurant By Linda Dannenberg In early March, when Pierre Gagnaire received the Michelin Guide's ultimate accolade of three stars for his self-named Paris restaurant near the Champs-Elysées, it was a testament not only to his genius in the kitchen, but to his powers of recovery, his optimism and his courage to pursue his calling in the wake of a devastating setback.
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