A few affections from Raymond Blanc
When ‘Monsieur Paul’ says ‘my friends come and join me in Lyon,’;
chefs from all cultures, across the world, will come to join him.
Why? There is an immense respect for the man. Beyond the
respect there is also much love for his values, his legacy and what
he has achieved during his lifetime.
He was a natural leader.
He supported modernity and the deeper understanding of nouvelle
cuisine.
He also exported French cuisine across the world.
Through his ability to understand human nature he became both a
much loved man and a role model to many.
He had a natural wisdom and people naturally looked up to him
He was a true statesman in our industry.
Another huge achievement of Paul’s was to create a new role for
the chef.
Traditionally chefs were employees and Paul almost single handily
created the new era of Chef Patron, in charge of their own destiny
and their own business.
That is why he was called “Le pape de la cuisine” or more simply
“Monsieur Paul”
I am proud to have been counted as one his friends.
With great affection and respect.Jérôme bocuse and
Paul bocuseCRitiCs ARe like eunuChs:
they know how, But they CAn’t do it
PAul BoCuse 1927 – 2018