I think the French and the Japanese are both obsessed by seasons, small producers, freshness.
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Hollywood is a perpetual summerland, a temperate, godless yaw where the very word 'season' has been co-opted by television executives. There are few harbingers of winter here.
I especially love French, Italian and Japanese cuisines.
The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.
All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.
I'm just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
The seasons had always been a part of the way I cooked and ate in Switzerland, and they again became what guided me in New York.
Here's the irony in what I do: When I go out to eat, I like classic French food. I like amazing Japanese food that has such a history that it goes back hundreds of years. And I also like really innovative food as well.
The English and Japanese are the most inventive dressers in the world, but French girls are the most beautiful. I am still always amazed by the style of French girls, and the only reason is that they dress according to themselves and not according to fashion. They know what suits them.
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.
I find that there are a lot of similarities between French and Japanese food. I think they're two countries that have really systemized their cuisine and codified it.