Mirepoix (cuisine)
Similar flavour bases include the Italian "soffritto", the Spanish "sofrito", "refogado/sufrito" (braised onions, garlic and tomato) from Portuguese-speaking nations, the German "suppengrün" (leeks, carrots and celeriac), the Polish "włoszczyzna" (leeks, carrots, celery root and parsley root), the US Cajun / Creole holy trinity (onions, celery and bell peppers), and possibly the French "duxelles" (mushrooms and often onion or shallot and herbs, reduced to a paste).
Cyril Lignac
He is owner and chef of the gourmet restaurant "Le Quinzième" (1 Michelin star), also of "Le Chardenoux", a Parisian bistro located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, another bistro located in the Saint-Germain des Près district: "Aux Prés" and two pastry shops "La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac" 
located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Since 2010, his workshop "Cuisine Attitude" located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, had provided cooking and pastry classes. Chef Lignac is also TV presenter for culinary programs on the French television channel M6, and signed a series of more than 40 cook books which sold over 3 million copies.