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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 19 MIN

Alain Ducasse's Secret To Excellence | Alain Ducasse, Celebrated Master Chef

from Game Changers by CS · host Christophe Sadones

Excellence is easy to admire. But incredibly difficult to keep up with.Today I'm with Alain Ducasse. A man who built one of the most influential culinary empires in the world.A chef who was not content to cook. Alain Ducasse imposed a requirement. A discipline. A constancy at the highest level.Since I was very little I've been curious about what I didn't know. And it's always going on. I always have to, at least once a week, discover something or a taste or a person that I didn't know before.That's the key to my curiosity. I'm never satisfied with what I know. What interests me is what I don't know yet.Everyone sees you as the great chef. But I see you as a creator. An artistic director.Success is rigor. Discipline. Demand. Work harder. Work faster. Work better.95% work. 5% talent. Not every day.But you have to taste the work. To the point of labor. Beyond labor you still have to taste it.And then after a few days we have talent. Creativity. A vision beyond what we have seen.Excellence is not a moment. It is a decision that we make every day.Are you admiring excellence or building it?Follow WORLD OF CS if you want to master hospitality and leadership

Excellence is easy to admire. But incredibly difficult to keep up with.Today I'm with Alain Ducasse. A man who built one of the most influential culinary empires in the world.A chef who was not content to cook. Alain Ducasse imposed a requirement. A discipline. A constancy at the highest level.Since I was very little I've been curious about what I didn't know. And it's always going on. I always have to, at least once a week, discover something or a taste or a person that I didn't know before.That's the key to my curiosity. I'm never satisfied with what I know. What interests me is what I don't know yet.Everyone sees you as the great chef. But I see you as a creator. An artistic director.Success is rigor. Discipline. Demand. Work harder. Work faster. Work better.95% work. 5% talent. Not every day.But you have to taste the work. To the point of labor. Beyond labor you still have to taste it.And then after a few days we have talent. Creativity. A vision beyond what we have seen.Excellence is not a moment. It is a decision that we make every day.Are you admiring excellence or building it?Follow WORLD OF CS if you want to master hospitality and leadership

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