J aime london alain ducasse biography
J'aime London: Culinary Destinations for Food LoversAuthor(s): Alain DucassePub: Hardie Grant BooksPack Qty: 0 (Hardback)ISBN: - New.
This has most my favourite places to eat in London and a whole host more I have not even heard about so I look forward to trying them out.!
Alain Ducasse on the Joys of Modern British Food
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Alain Ducasse, one of the world's most extraordinary chefs and icon of French gastronomy, considers the inspiration he has found in London
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“I grew up in a little town in the South West of France, in the countryside between Bordeaux and Spain.
The region is rich with everything you could possibly want, so the cuisine is the result of an abundance of offerings from “terre et mer”: earth and of the sea. We were right on the Atlantic coast for seafood, we ate mushrooms from the forest, from the farm we had some of the finest poultry and game, and of course, we had the great wines of Bordeaux.
It was here at age 12 that it first occurred to me that I might become a chef, having observed my grandmother, herself a wonderful cook.
She made everything beautifully but she had a special knack for vegetables. She could transform anything from the garden into a delica