The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.
ALAIN DUCASSECuisine has become too complicated – this is about subject, verb, adjective: duck, turnips, sauce.
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At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard.
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A man obsessed: obsessed with perfection, sharing, aesthetics, taste, savoir-faire, and much more.
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The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.
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Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.
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Failure is enriching. It’s also important to accept that you’ll make mistakes – it’s how you build your expertise.
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The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.
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It should be slow-cooked and seasonal. That’s my vision.
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The Asian airlines have the best wine programs.
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Nowadays, food needs to be healthy, local, sustainable and not filled with too much fat, salt or sugar.
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We have many, many words, but not that one. To me, healthy means paying close attention to feeding people.
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It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten.
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Classical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate.
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I have a very modern way of thinking; the chef is there to lead the team and not just to sit behind the piano.
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Everyone talks about Spanish influences, but where is it?…Tell me 10 great Spanish restaurants in London….You can’t give me the addresses. Nor in Paris.
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The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life’s negative moments.
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