The 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.

The 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.

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.

The relentless pursuit of being different is very French.

The Asian airlines have the best wine programs.

Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.

The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.