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Eric Ripert

Profession : Chef

Birth : March 2, 1965

I am a Buddhist, therefore I should not be collecting anything - however, I have a collection of Buddhas. I have a lot of them.

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To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.

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There is great food in Vegas.

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For me, I do not wish to build an empire.

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Some chefs go crazy with one restaurant, and if I had 20, I would go nuts.

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I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic.

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The nature of human beings is to eat meat and fruits and vegetables, and therefore we have to kill animals. I don't have a problem with that. But it's a sacred moment. It's a gift of life.

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As young cook, especially in France, they're very tough in the kitchen. The idea is to make you humble and learn fast.

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I don't like it when I go to a restaurant and I'm lectured from the menu.

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Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.

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I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family.

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Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.

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I am not a picture guy. I like to live in the present and keep the image of the past vivid in my mind. I don't need the precision of the picture.

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When I am about to have a difficult project, I dream I am climbing a mountain. When everything is going fine, I dream I am going down the mountain.

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I am totally anti-technology.

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It has been stressful to be a French resident in America.

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Factory farming's evil; you know that.

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I barely speak English.

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When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself.

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I am convinced that if you serve great value, people will come to you.

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