My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I'm the quintessential French chef.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I grew up in France, my first language was French, and I tend to gravitate towards French cooking.
I don't like French food. I like everything but French food.
I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.
I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
At one point, in one of the kitchens where I worked, I was the only American pastry cook. They treated me poorly. 'You're stupid. You're American. You don't get it.' They'd speak French all day. At one point, my boss said to me, 'You learn French or get out right away.'
I love French stuff. Mmmm, french fries.
French women love to shop and prepare food. They love to talk about what they have bought and made. It's a deeply natural love, but one that is erased in many other cultures. Most French women learn it from their mothers, some from their fathers. But if your parents aren't French, you can still learn it yourself.
I'm an avid cook. Brazilian, some Italian, a little French. And I often throw dinner parties.
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.
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