In New York there used to be some very good clubs with amazing sound systems. Techno was part of the process.
Eric RipertI am an audiophile. It's almost like a virus. I'm completely crazy about the quality of sound. It's interesting and painful at the same time; you have to really spend a lot of money on the equipment.
Eric RipertI love eggs. When it's the season of truffles, scrambled eggs with truffles, and I'm happy. I'm smiling like that.
Eric RipertIt was my first day working at Tour d'Argent, a famous restaurant in Paris, in 1982, and they were celebrating their 400th anniversary. I am in the fish station and after many mistakes, including cutting myself after 30 seconds in that kitchen, the chef said, "Make a Hollandaise sauce with 32 yolks." It takes me forever to separate the yolks from the whites, and I put them in a bowl and try to go close to the stove, but the stove is way too hot for me.
Eric Ripert