David Bouley's restaurant in the Tribeca district.

David Bouley: Legendary US star chef dies at the age of 70

Angelika Ahrens, 15.02.2024

"I don't follow recipes... You don't become a good cook by following recipes", David Bouley wrote on his homepage during his lifetime.

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Not only was that his motto, he also didn't like printed menus in his restaurants. He often asked his guests to place themselves completely in his hands. "Enjoyment is a question of taste. Cooking with the intellect is wonderful. But what people want without thinking about it comes from the physical experience of taste," Bouley told Wine Spectator in 2012.

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