French

You can take a chef out of the French Alps, but you can’t take the life’s lessons learnt from the mountains away from him, says the accomplished French chef.

The chef has been sourcing for produce from the wilderness since before he entered the profession.

Chef Yannick Alléno’s Le 1947 now joins 26 other restaurants in France that already hold three Michelin stars.

Brush up on your food terminology with us, from commonplace colloquialisms to obscure obsessions, as we demystify culinary lingo in our Kitchen Language column.

One of these five French mother sauces is at the foundation of nearly every sauce you will make or taste in French cuisine.