I Had A Passion For Cooking, And

At 15, I Had To Choose A Vocational School, And I Was Delighted, Of Course, To Go To Culinary School. But Learning The Basics Was Not As Exciting As Being The Chef I Am Today.

For Me, Food Is About Memories, Feelings, Emotions, And So Is Le Bernardin, And That's Why It's Not Just A Restaurant.

I Don't Like It When I Go To A Restaurant And I'm Lectured From The Menu.

When You Are 25, 30, You Know, You Have No Responsibility, No Mortgage, No Kids, No Retirement To Think About, Nothing.

California Is Lucky, The East Coast Is Lucky Because We Get Great Seafood And A Lot Of Produce From Florida, Locally In Good Weather, But In The Winter We Have To Buy It.