Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Raymond Blanc

Born: November 19, 1949 (age 75)
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)