Samuel Le Torrillec, well-known French chef, caught drunk driving in Bucharest

French chef Samuel Le Torrillec was caught drunk driving in Bucharest on Thursday evening, judicial sources told G4Media. He was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for the collection of biological samples.

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In the evening of September 5, around 8:00 p.m., the police stopped the well-known French chef in traffic, on Bd. Aviatorilor, where he was tested with the alcohol test machine. The result was 0.80 mg/l of pure alcohol in exhaled air.

The man was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for the collection of biological samples. The police have drawn up a criminal investigation file.

Samuel Le Torriellec (Chef Samuel), born in Cherbourg, France, on March 24, 1974, is a French chef, settled in Romania in 2008.

The professional path of the chef is a remarkable one, he has worked for several restaurants with Michelin stars. He prepared the table for several celebrities, such as Pope Francis, Mike Tyson or Simona Halep.