| Lespinasse | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Closed | 2003 (2003) |
| Location | 2 East 55th Street, New York, New York, 10022, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′40.6″N73°58′27.8″W / 40.761278°N 73.974389°W /40.761278; -73.974389 |
Lespinasse was a fine dining establishment initially run by and primarily associated with executive chefGray Kunz (1955–2020). It was located in theSt. Regis New York hotel inMidtown Manhattan,New York City. It was celebrated for its house culinary style termed "cuisine spontanée", a variant ofnouvelle cuisine first developed byPaul Bocuse andRoger Vergé,[1] and noted for the number of future star chefs who worked under the aegis of Kunz in its kitchen, including; Andrew Carmellini,Floyd Cardoz,Rocco DiSpirito, and Corey Lee.[2]
Kunz, aSingapore-born Swiss, directed the eatery and served up French-Asian cuisine there until 1998.[3] The French chef Christian Delouvrier then took over culinary control of the establishment and ran its kitchen until the restaurant closed in April 2003.[4]