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You Know, My Parents Had A Restaurant. And I Left Home, Actually, In 1949, When I Was 13 Years Old, To Go Into Apprenticeship. And Actually When I Left Home, Home Was A Restaurant - Like I Said, My Mother Was A Chef. So I Can't Remember Any Time In My Life, From Age 5, 6, That I Wasn't In A Kitchen.

When You Are At Home, Even If The Chicken Is A Little Burnt, What's The Big Deal? Relax.

Great Cooking Favors The Prepared Hands.

My Palate Is Simpler Than It Used To Be. A Young Chef Adds And Adds And Adds To The Plate. As You Get Older, You Start To Take Away.

I Was Chef To The French Presidents Between '56 And '59, Finished With De Gaulle, And During De Gaulle I Remember Serving Eisenhower, Nehru, Tito, Macmillan; Those Were The Heads Of State At The Time. I Never Saw Anyone. No One Would Ever, Ever, Ever Come To The Kitchen. You Couldn't Even See Them.