When I realized, "Hm, I'm not that good at all. It will take me weeks, maybe months, to master the 32 yolks." When I did, it was a turning point in my career.
Eric RipertMy 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.
Eric RipertAt 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.
Eric Ripert