In Paris we have bistros, then we have fine dining. In London, you have a very contemporary scene with mixed influences.
From Alain Ducasse
Gastronomy is my hobby. I'm simply the casting director. Once I've brought all the right people together, it is they who must work together to tell a story.
My wife Gwenaelle prepares an 'energy shot' for me for breakfast. It's a mix of linseed, cereal, and raisins, with fresh fruit like kiwi. She also adds yogurt for added texture and some pollen and honey for an energy booster.
When I'm in Paris, my favorite market is the Marche Raspail on the Left Bank.
I would never be able to lead the insane lifestyle I do, traveling all over the world, if I wasn't eating food that was simple and healthy.
I was brought up on a farm in Southwest France, eating farm-fresh produce three times a day. It was paradise on Earth, and it shaped my eating habits and my sense of taste.
I love any excuse to work with a mortar and pestle.
If you don't treat an ingredient and its flavors with respect - if you drown it in oil, for instance - you'll spoil it.
London is the most important city in the world for restaurants.
I have restaurants, bookshops... but it's not an empire, more... a puzzle. If it were an empire, all my restaurants would be the same.
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