Bocuse helped shake up the food world in the 1970s with the nouvelle cuisine revolution and create the idea of the celebrity chef.
Paul Bocuse, France's most celebrated chef, has died at the age of 91, after suffering from Parkinson's disease for several years.
Bocuse helped shake up the food world in the 1970s with the nouvelle cuisine revolution and create the idea of the celebrity chef.
French President Emmanuel Macron led tributes, calling him a "mythic figure who transformed French cuisine. Chefs are crying in their kitchens across France".
Bocuse's restaurant, L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges near Lyon in France, has had three Michelin stars since 1965 and he was named "chef of the century" by Michelin's rival guide, the Gault-Millau, in 1989, and again by the Culinary Institute of America in 2011.
“He brought prestige to the job of a cook," said Alain Ducasse, who like Bocuse has three Michelin stars, in a statement to AFP.
US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was among many from the world of gastronomy to pay tribute.
He tweeted, “Paul Bocuse. A hero to me from my earliest days as a cook. A great, great chef who was very kind to me. To have spent time with him was an honour and a dream come true. Rest In Peace.”