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Good Taste

A Life of Food and Passion

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A memoir and manifesto from the world's most Michelin starred chef, Alain Ducasse, with introductions by internationally renowned writer Jay McInerney and chef Clare Smyth.

At twelve years old, Alain Ducasse had never been to a restaurant. Less than fifteen years later, he received his first Michelin star. Today he is one of just two chefs to have been awarded twenty-one stars.

Now, for the very first time, Ducasse shares a lifetime of culinary inspirations and passions in a book that is part memoir and part manifesto. Good Taste takes us on a journey from his childhood, where he picked mushrooms with his grandfather on a farm in Les Landes, to setting up groundbreaking schools and restaurants across the world. He is now taking off his chef's whites and passing on what he knows to the next generation.

Ducasse writes a poignant ode to the humble vegetables that have inspired his entire cuisine and to the masters that guided him along the way, from Paris to New York to Tokyo. As he looks to the future, he reflects on just what 'good taste' means.

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      March 15, 2024
      "Life is made up of cycles, conquests, achievements, grand plans, failures, departures and new directions." Ducasse, the most highly awarded Michelin-starred chef in the world, reminisces over his professional life in a way that resonates like a self-help manual. From the early days with his grandparents, which were an introduction to a life immersed in food (both cultivation and production), to his first experiences working in professional kitchens to the risk-taking of bringing new restaurants and business ventures to life, his memoir will provide inspiration to readers in any walk of life. Though foodies and mavens of French haute cuisine may be the obvious audience for Ducasse's work, it could be recommended to anyone seeking the motivation--personal or professional--to reinvent themselves or push through difficult times. "I reiterate the real danger is when you stop being curious," Ducasse reflects. He ultimately cautions that French gastronomy shouldn't rest on its past glory days, a reminder not just to the culinary world but to everyone that success requires movement, experimentation, and resisting fears in order to take risks.

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