Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Raymond Blanc

Born: November 19, 1949 (age 76)
Bio: Raymond Blanc is a French chef born near Besançon, the capital of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, between Burgundy and the Jura mountains. He grew up in Saône, a village just east of there. He is one of Britain's most respected chefs.
Known for:
- Kitchen Secrets (2011)
- Kew on a Plate with Raymond Blanc (2015)
- Recipes from Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons (1988)
- Blanc vite (1998)
- A Taste of My Life (2008)






