Article: Honour the cult of Helene ; She already boasts two Michelin stars and is the model for chef Colette in Ratatouille. Now Helene Darroze has brought her culinary clout to The Connaught

HELENE Darroze, chef of the eponymous restaurant in Paris which currently boasts two Michelin stars, has just taken up what is reported to be a 10-year contract as chef of the newly revamped Connaught Hotel. She has already craftily made the point in interviews that she is a cook who likes to be in her kitchen rather than running round the world opening franchises or starring in TV shows.

Were I, say, Gordon Ramsay or, indeed, Helene's erstwhile boss, Alain Ducasse, I might reply that working in two cities means that you won't always be in the kitchen, but that is, in any case, a naive perception.

Darroze has brought Raphael Francois, her head chef from Paris, to work in London and she is ...

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