Chef-proprietor
Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex
Chef-proprietor, L’Auberge de l’Île Barbe
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Portrait of Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex
i. Biography
Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex is a Lyon-based French chef long associated with L’Auberge de l’Île Barbe, where he was the chef-proprietor and later the restaurant’s owner/chef. In 2025, Italian press reported that he had spent roughly 30 years in his career.
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