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I Only Have The Restaurant. If I Do Other Things, It's Only To Do With The Restaurant.

All Of The People Who Work In The Kitchen With Me Go Out Into The Forests And On To The Beach. It's A Part Of Their Job. If You Work With Me You Will Often Be Starting Your Day In The Forest Or On The Shore Because I Believe Foraging Will Shape You As A Chef.

The First Book Was Out And For The First Time We Were On A Book Tour. Being The Son Of An Immigrant, I'd Never Dreamt Of Being On Book Tours. Suddenly The Attention Was Huge.

21 Years Ago When I Started Cooking, To Be A Cook Meant That You Were Going To Stay In The Basement. Being A Chef, You Would Never Be On A Book Tour. You Could Never Dream That 20 Years Later On You Would Be On A Book Tour. It Wasn't A Part Of Your Dreams Because It Was Just Totally Unrealistic. When Did Cooks - Restaurant Cooks, Not Cooks That Have 15,000 Television Shows - When Did Cooks Become Part Of Pop Culture The Way They Are?

There's No Media Training. In Cooking School, There's Not Even Manager Training. You Learn The Fundamentals Of Cooking. Everything Else Is Learning By Doing.