Top chef leaves French hotel after alleged naked ‘hazing’ of kitchen staff

Michelin-starred Aurelien Largeau, who ran restaurant at Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, says reports of incident are false and defamatory'

A Michelin-starred chef has left his job at a French luxury hotel after an alleged hazing ritual in which a member of kitchen staff was reportedly tied up naked and humiliated.

The public prosecutor has opened an investigation for sexual assault and violence into the incident earlier this month.