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= Marie LeNôtre = Marie LeNôtre is the co-founder and Director of the Culinary Institute LeNôtre, a higher education accredited nationally. The Institute has 400 students enrolled and awards Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts and Hospitality & Restaurant Management.

Marie LeNôtre is married to Alain LeNôtre, son of the renowned French Pastry Chef, Gaston Lenôtre. They carried the tradition from France to the United States with the creation of the Culinary Institute LeNôtre in 1998 in Houston, Texas.

Marie LeNôtre is the author of Appetites, a Memoir. In her book, she tells about her love story with Alain LeNôtre, their business history and her search for artistic, spiritual and intellectual fulfillment.

Education
Marie LeNôtre has a Bachelor's Degree in Drama from the University of Athens, Greece, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in English & Creative Writing both from the University of Houston, and a Master's Degree in Public Health Education from the University of Texas.

Philanthropy
Marie LeNôtre is the founder and President of the Gaston LeNôtre Scholarship, a Texas non-for-profit organization that works to raise scholarship funds for underprivileged students who aspire to a culinary career. Since 2001, more than 750,000$ in tuition scholarships have been distributed to deserving students through the annual Champagne & Chocolat Gala. Marie LeNôtre is also the previous President of Les Dames d'Escoffiers, Houston Chapter, a society of professional women of achievement in the food and beverage industry.

Awards
In October 2011, Marie LeNôtre was awarded by the French government with the Order of Merit at an event officiated by Chef Daniel Boulud and in the presence of Chef Thomas Keller and Jérôme Bocuse, owner of several restaurants in Orlando and son of the renowned Chef Paul Bocuse.