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His most celebrated client is Alain Ducasse, currently the most decorated chef in France with six Michelin stars. Ducasse has a restaurant in Paris (three stars), another in Monte Carlo (three stars), and more recently a third in Haute Provence, at Moustiers Sainte Marie.
Peter Mayle • Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Vintage Departures)
Sally Darr, Formidable Chef of ’80s-Era French Bistro, Dies at 100
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Many restaurants use the “Delmonico's” name. The original and, I believe, the best is at 56 Beaver Street in lower Manhattan
J. Christopher Giancarlo, Cameron Winklevoss, • CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money
highlights from Danny Meyer’s autobiography via David Senra:
1. I had an uncontainable drive to win.
2. The inception of Shake Shack actually began with a humble hot dog cart. Small as the project was, I took this cart quite seriously. I was asking myself, "Who ever wrote that rule that you can't push the envelopes of excellence and hospitality for
... See moreFrance’s longest-serving three-star chef, Paul Bocuse, received his stars back in 1965, and he still has them today. Thirty-five years without putting a foot wrong in the kitchen. The man deserves a medal for stamina.
Peter Mayle • French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew (Vintage Departures)
When I was the executive chef, a few years ago, of a stadium-size nightclub/supper club near Times Square, it often meant six and seven hundred meals a night—a logistical challenge that called for skills closer to those of an air-traffic controller or a military ordnance officer than to those of a classically trained chef.
Anthony Bourdain • The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
