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![©PHOTOPQR/Centre Presse Aveyron/JosÈ A. Torres ; RODEZ 20 / 09 / 2017 GASTRONOMIE - LE CHEF AUX TROIS ETOILES SEBASTIEN BRAS DEMANDE A SORTIR DU GUIDE MICHELIN IL SOUHAITE AVOIR L ESPRIT LIBRE
PHOTO JOSE A TORRES -
A Michelin starred-chef in southern France has become the first to ask to the prestigious guide to take back the distinction. He says the "huge pressure" to dish up flawless fare each day has taken its toll.
Sebastien Bras's Le Suquet restaurant in the village of Laguiole joined the elite club of French three-star restaurants, which currently number 27, in 1999. (Newscom TagID: maxphotos862916.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]](http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170921100934-01-sebastien-bras-restricted-small-169.jpg)
![©PHOTOPQR/Centre Presse Aveyron/JosÈ A. Torres ; RODEZ 20 / 09 / 2017 GASTRONOMIE - LE CHEF AUX TROIS ETOILES SEBASTIEN BRAS DEMANDE A SORTIR DU GUIDE MICHELIN IL SOUHAITE AVOIR L ESPRIT LIBRE
PHOTO JOSE A TORRES -
A Michelin starred-chef in southern France has become the first to ask to the prestigious guide to take back the distinction. He says the "huge pressure" to dish up flawless fare each day has taken its toll.
Sebastien Bras's Le Suquet restaurant in the village of Laguiole joined the elite club of French three-star restaurants, which currently number 27, in 1999. (Newscom TagID: maxphotos862916.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]](http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170921100934-01-sebastien-bras-restricted-large-169.jpg)
