It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten.
ALAIN DUCASSEWe have many, many words, but not that one. To me, healthy means paying close attention to feeding people.
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It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.
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The Asian airlines have the best wine programs.
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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 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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Nowadays, food needs to be healthy, local, sustainable and not filled with too much fat, salt or sugar.
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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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You can mix two styles and get fusion; any more and you just get confusion.
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Everywhere in the world there are tensions – economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.
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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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The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.
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The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.
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Tasting a dish should be memorable If nothing remains in the memory of a single guest, then I have made a mistake.
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It should be slow-cooked and seasonal. That’s my vision.
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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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