32 Yolks
by Eric Ripert with Veronica Chambers
The Le Bernardin chef's childhood in France and brutal apprenticeship under Joël Robuchon. A study in how excellence is taught and endured.
Read it if…
you want to understand what mastery training actually feels like.
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Skip it if…
you want his later success; the book ends early.
Try instead: Born Standing Up →
Three things you will actually use
- Excellence is demanded before it is understood.
- Survive the hard teacher, keep the standards.
- Food is memory.
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Read the Robuchon chapters.
Our verdict
Apprenticeship under Robuchon.
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