Renowned chef Benoit Violier commits suicide, authorities say
A Dec. 12, 2015 picture of Benoit Violier, chef of the Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville, posing outside his restaurant in Crissier, near Lausanne, western Switzerland. Violier was found dead in his home on January 31 in an apparent suicide, police said.
Swiss police say three-star chef Benoit Violier, whose restaurant near Lausanne recently topped a list of the world’s best, has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. He was 44.
Police said in a statement that Violier was found dead late Sunday afternoon in his home in the municipality of Crissier. An investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the death, police said.
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Violier’s establishment, the Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville in Crissier, served dishes such as saddle of Pyrenean young lamb and crispy Landes duck foie gras.
Last year, it was ranked first on a French government-sponsored list of the world’s top 1,000 restaurants.
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