Pan-Seared Branzino with Ratatouille

Chef Ludo Lefebvre is on the list of LA’s most influential chefs, known for his inventive, refined cooking at Trois Mec, which has been named as the Best New Restaurant (2013) and No. 1 Restaurant in Los Angeles (2014 & 2016) by LA Weekly andearned its first Michelin Star in 2019. In 2015, LA Weekly named Ludo, Best Chef in Los Angeles. In addition to Trois Mec, Ludo is the Chef/Owner of Petit Trois, with locations in Sherman Oaks and West Hollywood, and Ludo Bird at the STAPLES Center and within Universal CityWalk, in Hollywood.
In December 2015, Ludo became a “knight” when he received the prestigiousChevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award from his home country of France. He has also been named one of the 50 Greatest Chefs in the World by Relais & Châteaux, and was a James Beard finalist for Rising Star Chef, as well as Petit Trois receiving a finalist nomination for Best New Restaurant. Ludo has been nominated for two James Beard Awards in 2017, Best Chef West and for his work on Mind of A Chef. He is the author of two cookbooks, LudoBites: Recipes and Stories from the Pop-Up Restaurants of Ludo Lefebvre and Crave: The Feast of the Five Senses, which sold out and has been re-released as a 10th anniversary limited edition.

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