A familiar figure on the small screen, the gastronomic journalist has died at the age of 74.
He notably presented the TV shows “Carte poste gourmande” and “Les Escapades de Petitrenaud” on France 5.
He was a well-known figure among gastronomy enthusiasts. The journalist Jean-Luc Petitrenaud, who notably presented the TV shows “Carte poste gourmande” and “Les Escapades de Petitrenaud”, died this Friday in Paris at the age of 74, his children announced to AFP.
This familiar figure from the small screen has died “surrounded by loved ones”declared to AFP his children Louise and Antonin Petitrenaud, who “thank the people who loved him so much during these years”.
A lover of the land
Holder of a CAP in boilermaker and welder, this former specialist educator became a gastronomic critic in the 1990s on French-speaking Swiss radio. He subsequently hosted numerous shows, whether on television or radio.
He is best known for “Carte poste gourmande”, his Sunday program broadcast from 1997 to 2000 on France 5 where he introduced viewers to the terroir and gastronomy of a region of France, through markets, cellars and kitchens. . He will then host “Les Escapades de Petitrenaud” where he visited a renowned chef in Paris or in the regions. He will leave the channel in 2017 and give way to Carinne Teyssanier.
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Jean-Luc Petitrenaud had also hosted culinary shows on Europe 1 then on France Inter. He is also the author of numerous works such as The snack guide (Hachette), The Petitrenaud of good houses (Hachette tourism), 52 Sunday evening toasts et 52 Sunday Night Omelets (Ed.Minerva).
