TV is a deformed vision, an excessive caricature. A chef has to stay an artisan, not become a star.

If I'm a great artisan of the kitchen, it's because I don't buy my sauces.

The restaurants express the spirit of the chef, the spirit of the city, the country.

In France, I am the fifth artisan to produce his own chocolate, and the others have been doing it for a long time.

In France, Christmas is a family holiday. You stay home. New Year's Eve is when you go out.

When I was younger, I behaved a bit strangely sometimes - lost my temper, did silly things - but little by little, I've gotten better. As a chef, I think you need to do a lot of work on yourself and your temperament.