With his wife, he established the André and Simone Soltner Food Education Scholarship with the American Institute of Wine & Food to assists students with their culinary education
Won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Beard Foundation
Under his leadership, the Lutece received five stars from the Mobil Guide and four stars from The New York Times
Was awarded an Officier du Mérite National and Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government
Began his apprenticeship at the Hotel du Parc in Mulhouse, France at the age of 15
Became the chef of the Chez Hansi restaurant in Paris at the age of 27
Quote: "(On selling Lutece): "You know, we had for many years top ratings in The New York Times, Mobil Guide, all these things․ If I would have gone on for 10 more years and lost that, it would have bothered me․ Like a boxer who does one fight too much․""
Began teaching at The French Culinary Institute in 1995, where he is both a hands-on instructor and a career counselor
Best known as a chef and author who owns the restaurant Lutece
During the 34 years it was open, the Lutece hosted such famous names as Richard Nixon, Katharine Hepburn, John Lennon, and the Kennedy family