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Claude Le Tohic is a French chef and restaurateur who earned a three Michelin star rating in Las Vegas for his work at Joël Robuchon, in the MGM Grand Hotel. In 2023, Le Tohic led Team USA to win the award of World Champion at the International Catering Cup (ICC) competition. In 2021, Le Tohic received a Michelin Star for his work at O' by Claude Le Tohic, in Union Square, San Francisco. In 2010, he was named Best Chef: Southwest by the James Beard Foundation. In 2004, Le Tohic received the peer-juried Meilleur Ouvrier de France honor. He is the Chef/Partner behind ONE65, a six-story multi-concept culinary destination in San Francisco's Union Square, which includes ONE65 Patisserie & Boutique, Alexander's Steakhouse, Elements at ONE65 (a bar and lounge) and O’ by Claude Le Tohic.

Early life and education Claude Le Tohic was born and raised in Brittany, France. He learned to cook and run a restaurant while very young, by working at his family's crêperie. After graduating from high-school, Le Tohic pursued cooking by attending culinary school in Vannes, France. Upon graduation, he accepted an apprenticeship at Les Hortensias, a one Michelin star restaurant in Paris.

In 2005, Le Tohic was asked by Joël Robuchon to open Joël Robuchon restaurant and L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, both at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This partnership between the two chefs featured menus which combined both chefs’ specialties and, in 2010, earned three Michelin stars.

Awards and honors

Meilleur Ouvrier de France, 2004 Michelin Guide three-star rating Michelin Guide one-star rating for his work at O' by Claude Le Tohic, 2021 International Catering Cup (ICC) World Champion, 2023