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.
ALAIN DUCASSEThe image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it’s not true – French food isn’t just rich. The word “healthy” doesn’t exist in French.
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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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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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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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You can mix two styles and get fusion; any more and you just get confusion.
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The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life’s negative moments.
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The image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it’s not true – French food isn’t just rich. The word “healthy” doesn’t exist in French.
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Cuisine 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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Classical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate.
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Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.
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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 is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.
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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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The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.
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