François Simon (food critic)

François Simon (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa simɔ̃]; born 1953) is a French author and a food critic,^[1] rumored in French press to have been the model for Anton Ego, the food critic in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille^[2] (though denied by the film's director, Brad Bird).^[3] He spent most of his career writing for French daily Le Figaro, which he left at the beginning of 2014.^[4]

He appears in a 2016 episode of the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table, discussing the cuisine of Adeline Grattard, chef at the restaurant Yam'Tcha in Paris.^[5]

References

1. Lander, Nicholas France's most feared restaurant critic Financial Times. 8 July 2015
2. Booth, Michael (13 July 2009). "Osaka - the world's greatest food city". The Guardian.
3. Sciolino, Elaine (13 January 2009). "In Paris, a Critic Criticized". The New York Times.
4. Fraissard, Guillaume (25 October 2013). "François Simon : hors champ". Le Monde (in French).
5. Brown, Robert (29 December 2016). "Boobtubefood: "Chef's Table: France"". Diningology.