A friend of mine recently sent me a surprise gift in the mail—a book called, “My Last Supper.” Although the title sounds a bit morbid, it is in fact a really neat book!

Its author, Melanie Dunea, asked 50 great chefs six questions: “What would be your last meal on earth? What would be the setting of the meal? What would you drink with your meal? Would there be music? Who would be your dining companions? Who would prepare the meal?” As you can imagine, the responses are all across the board, from simple to spectacular.

One of my favorites is Eric Ripert’s response to the last question. He simply says he “would like to prepare it [for himself,] for the pleasure of doing so for one last time.” Truly the sentiment of a great chef.

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