97 Quotes by Alain Ducasse

It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.

If I had the choice to travel to two places in Europe, it would be Paris and London.

If you don't treat an ingredient and its flavors with respect - if you drown it in oil, for instance - you'll spoil it.

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

I'm surprised by the talent I find all over. There are always new chefs who propose many interesting new ideas, new ways of looking at ingredients.

If I am going somewhere exotic, I take an empty suitcase with me to bring back the objects I fall in love with.

I was brought up on a farm in Southwest France, eating farm-fresh produce three times a day. It was paradise on Earth, and it shaped my eating habits and my sense of taste.

The world of wine is more creative than the world of cooking.

Given the number of restaurants I have, I could easily travel all the time - but I try not to.