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3 Michelin starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic shares her thoughts on food
Chef Anne-Sophie Pic at the Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
Christian Coigny and Thierry Zufferey
Which ingredient couldn’t you live without?
Salt — used in a controlled way.
What was your favourite family meal?
Asparagus with hollandaise sauce, gratin dauphinois and roast chicken eaten in our garden.
What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
Dinner with friends for my 40th birthday at Nadia Santini’s Ristorante dal Pescatore in Mantova, Italy.
Which chefs do you admire?
My father (Jacques Pic), Paul Bocuse, Michel Bras and Nadia Santini.
Which five guests would you most like to dine with?
Sofia Coppola, Roger Moore, Inès de la Fressange, Charles Aznavour and Emma Thompson.
What’s your next project?
The setting up of the Anne-Sophie Pic’s Foundation, to give children the pleasure of taste.
Where would you like to go to sample the local cuisine?
China — it’s a cuisine I am not so familiar with.
Anne-Sophie Pic is the only female chef to gain three Michelin stars. Her restaurant is Anne-Sophie Pic at the Beau Rivage Palace, Lausanne (+41 21 613 33 33, brp.ch).
