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I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century, have been banished for ever.

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It 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.

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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.

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I'm very bad, but I like to dance.

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In New York there used to be some very good clubs with amazing sound systems. Techno was part of the process.

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I 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.

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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.

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