This beloved Chef passed away in January of this year. As the video portrays I have memories and things I want to share with you. Before we go to that link I wanted also to include the words below by the late, great food critic of New York City fame and acclaim Mimi Sheraton. I asked her a question from my interview series, “Kitchen Conversations with Norman Van Aken”.
NVA: Who is the most important chef of the past 100 years? Why?
MS: I think most important chef of last 100 years would be between Point at “La Pyramide” for training and mentoring so many chefs who innovated and became famous,. Other than that I would say Paul Bocuse mainly because he took chefs out of the servant class. My favorite chef of last 100 years is of course Andre Soltner of late-lamented “Lutèce”.