French-Swiss-born and 2013 ‘world best chef’, Benoît Violier, was found dead in his home on Sunday.
And according to reports he died of shotgun injuries in what was believed to be a suicide.
The 44-year-old in 2013 was named chef of the year by the influential Gault et Millau guide, and was due to attend the unveiling of the new Michelin guide in Paris on Monday.
He ran popular Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville in Swiss city of Lausanne, that was in December named the best of 1,000 top eateries across 48 countries ranked by France’s ‘La Liste’.
