Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.
Alain DucasseThe image foreigners have of French cuisine is fattening and very fancy food. But it's not true - French food isn't just rich. The word "healthy" doesn't exist in French. We have many, many words, but not that one. To me, healthy means paying close attention to feeding people.
Alain DucasseClassical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate...you can mix two styles and get fusion; any more and you just get confusion.
Alain DucasseIt is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.
Alain Ducasse