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Poitiers chef Pierric Casadebaig dies aged 44
Poitiers chef Pierric Casadebaig died aged 44 after a heart attack on 27 October.
He was a well-known figure in the local food scene, having worked at restaurants in the Vienne region and at acclaimed kitchens in Roanne and Burgundy.
In 2017, he opened L’Essentiel in Poitiers, where he cooked for nine years.
The restaurant closed after a court ordered its liquidation in July 2026, following business difficulties.
Casadebaig was preparing a new restaurant project in Iteuil, with help from his former mentor, chef Christian Rougier.
His death ends those plans and has prompted tributes from people who worked with him.
Poitiers chef Pierric Casadebaig died of a heart attack on 27 October 2026, aged 44.
He was a familiar figure in the local restaurant scene and formerly ran L’Essentiel on Grand’Rue.
Casadebaig trained at several renowned restaurants, including Troisgros in Roanne and Lameloise in Burgundy.
After L’Essentiel went into liquidation in July 2026, he was preparing to open a new restaurant in Iteuil.
- Who
- Pierric Casadebaig, a chef from Poitiers.
- What
- He died of a heart attack at the age of 44.
- When
- 27 October 2026.
- Where
- The sources do not state where he died. He was a chef in Poitiers and had planned a new restaurant in Iteuil.
- Why
- The sources say he died of a heart attack.
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Casadebaig trained as an apprentice at Château de Curzay-sur-Vonne and then worked at Christian Rougier’s restaurant Maxime in Poitiers.
He received the Gault et Millau title of Young Talent Under 30.
He opened his own restaurant, L’Essentiel, on Grand’Rue in Poitiers.
A commercial court ordered the liquidation of L’Essentiel.
Casadebaig died of a heart attack at age 44.
- Age
- 44
- Date of death
- 27 October 2026
- Cause of death
- Heart attack
- Restaurant
- L’Essentiel, Grand’Rue, Poitiers
- Planned project
- A restaurant in a former bourgeois house in Iteuil
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What people are saying
Pierric had more than enough ability to earn a Michelin star…
He was passionate about what he did. He was generous and very respectful.
The file was well advanced; I was taking steps to help him secure a loan of 50,000 euros.