Georges Blanc (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ blɑ̃]; born 2 January 1943 in Bourg-en-Bresse in the department of Ain) is a French chef and restaurateur, with three Michelin stars and four toques from the guide Gault et Millau.
In 1965, after working in a number of renowned places, he did his military service as a chef to Amiral Vedel on the Foch and Clémenceau aircraft carriers.
He joined the family business (started in 1872) working with his mother Paulette and then succeeded her in 1968 at the age of twenty five.
In 1981, he received his third Michelin star and the title of Chef of the Year in the Gault et Millau guide.
In 1990, Georges Blanc bought the Charvet-Guyennet family’s café-gastronomy-bakery to create the Ancienne Auberge.