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
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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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