Eric Ripert
Eric Ripert
Eric Ripertis a French chef, author and television personality specializing in modern French cuisine and noted for his work with seafood...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth2 March 1965
CountryFrance
mother war spring
We lived in St. Tropez when I was young, and there were a lot of Vietnamese refugees in France at the time, after the war. My mother had many Vietnamese friends who entertained a lot, and she was taught how to make that spring roll. She would make them all the time.
mother children memories
I have very vivid memories of being a young child. My mother would create dinner as for us, and when she would bake, she would leave some dough for me. I would roll the dough into little sticks while she was cooking the apple tart of whatever. I was looking through the window of the oven and flipping the light, and then my bread would come out, and it was inedible, of course.
mother apples style
My mother and my grandmother would make an apple tart in different styles, and I had one per day. Every day I would eat one full apple tart.
I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic.
beings eat fruits gift human life meat nature problem sacred therefore
The nature of human beings is to eat meat and fruits and vegetables, and therefore we have to kill animals. I don't have a problem with that. But it's a sacred moment. It's a gift of life.
perceive
I'm very inspired by other cultures and very often use what I perceive to be exotic ingredients.
I never pressure myself to do something I don't want to do.
affair beautiful connection love share start white willing
With scallops, it's where you get them. We get them live in the shell. I'm willing to share our connection with the White House. This could be the start of a beautiful love affair with the scallop.
family time
To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.
america
I find the organic wave much more interesting in America than in France.
burdened focus lose managing
What I never want to do is lose my focus on Le Bernardin. That's why I did not want to be burdened with managing the place. I'm not going to be there every day.
For me, I do not wish to build an empire.
believe people
A lot of people believe that when you are Buddhist, you are the Dalai Lama. I'm certainly not.
I just find the world very exciting and beautiful everywhere.