Also, its about france, and a lot of other chefs, and a culinary tradition that grew up to change the world of gastronomy. Its about a family tree, about the trunk from which many branches grew. And its about food, lots of food. Great food, some of the greatest food on earth. I took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la anthony what is it exactly about this place . Over the past century, the system here, the tradition, whatever it is that took hold here, churned out a tremendous number of the worlds most important chefs point, chapel, troisgros, bocuse. And as importantly, influenced nearly all the rest of them. Why lyon . Why is this such a gastronomic capital though. I mean, why bocuse here, why troisgros here, why all of these great chefs . Daniel because lyon is its really positione
also, it s about france, and a lot of other chefs, and a culinary tradition that grew up to change the world of gastronomy. it s about a family tree, about the trunk from which many branches grew. and it s about food, lots of food. great food, some of the greatest food on earth. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la anthony: what is it exactly about this place? over the past century, the system here, the tradition, whatever it is that took hold here, churned out a tremendous number of the world s most important chefs point, chapel, troisgros, bocuse. and as importantly, influenced nearly all the rest of them. why lyon? why is this such a gastronomic capital though. i mean, why bocuse here, why troisgros here, why all of these grea
a name that brought honor, attention, and millions of visitors to the city. though there have been many chef heroes in the annals of gastronomy, in lyon, and even across france, one name stands above all others. murals, bridges, markets, casual brasseries, the name of monsieur paul is everywhere. but one of his most enduring institutions is this l institut bocuse. one of the nation s great culinary schools. [ chef speaking french ] anthony: now, just to give you an idea of the standards here, the kind of traditional dishes baseline old-school fundamentals you re expected to master before you move on in becoming a creative genius all your own meet these guys. [ chefs speaking french ] anthony: mathieu viannay, joseph viola, and the institute s top dog,
farm boy at heart. he grew up milking cows and doing farm work here, on his family s spread. there is, it turns out, something of a restaurant tradition to build on. the house on his farm was once a small café as well, operated first by his grandparents and great-grandparents. the famous café boulud, it turns out, was not the first place to bear that name. daniel: they kept it about 80 years, 100 years, and then they closed it. [ daniel s dad speaking french ] daniel s dad: no, no, no, no, no. anthony: meeting daniel s dad, one begins to understand the roots of his perfectionism. [ daniel s dad speaking french ] [ daniel s sister speaking french ] anthony: his mom, dad, wife catherine, and daniel collaborate. [ daniel s mom speaking french ] [ daniel speaking french ] anthony: with some debate. [ daniel speaking french ] [ daniel s mom speaking french ] anthony: on a super
anthony: oh yeah? daniel: i m gonna get some here of the skin. [ reynon speaking french ] anthony: he knows he does really good work. daniel: uh-huh. anthony: he knows how good his stuff is, you know. cheers. oh nice, uh it s a beautiful day in lyon. daniel: yeah. anthony: in lyon, a city that believes absolutely in the power of food, one name is everywhere. a name that brought honor, attention, and millions of visitors to the city. though there have been many chef heroes in the annals of gastronomy, in lyon, and even across france, one name stands above all others. murals, bridges, markets, casual brasseries, the name of monsieur paul is everywhere.