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32 Yolks by Eric Ripert with Veronica Chambers — WisdomDeck honest review
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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.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Excellence is demanded before it is understood.
  2. Survive the hard teacher, keep the standards.
  3. Food is memory.

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Apprenticeship under Robuchon.

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