Chef!

[SamanthaF]

Which past or present do you most admire, and why?

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Sam

[fergus]

Such a diffiicult one to answer, there are some chefs that I admire, and I simply don't know their name, for instance the man who stokes and cooks on the open fire as you walk in to the restaurant at La Tupina in Bordeaux.

In the past, Alexis Soye'. Some say he did as much for the troops during the Crimean war as Florence Nightingale with his cooking. His understanding of the feast knows no bounds, is unparalleled and at the same time rather perversely was writing a cookbook for the poor. A great man and dapper to boot.

Thank you for your question.