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Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door is Emmanuel Laroche’s collection of dialogues with award-winning chefs from various backgrounds and cultures, sharing their personal experiences of how and why food culture is where it is today.

Revisiting his childhood and life as a young adult in France, traveling throughout Europe, and eventually moving with his family to the United States, Emmanuel brings life to every page of Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door.

His decades-long connection with StarChefs gave Emmanuel the opportunity to meet and interview preeminent culinary talent, where he built a network of trending chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists.

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Pastry Chef François Payard

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Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door is Emmanuel Laroche’s collection of dialogues with award-winning chefs from various backgrounds and cultures.

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I interview famous chefs, pastry chefs, bartenders - ranging from well known celebrity Chefs to up and coming talents - as well as other industry leaders from various regions and backgrounds.

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Conversations about industry trends

Every other week hear from your peers and famous chefs, pastry chefs, and bartenders. They are creating tomorrow's culinary trends.

Chef Kelly English in Memphis, TN

Listen to Their Stories & Perspectives ON the podcast

With various backgrounds and located in different regions of the United States, they share their path to success and the challenges they faced.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner

Discover famous chef's creative process

What are their sources of inspiration? What are the new ingredients, flavors, and textures they are experimenting with?

Pastry Chef François Payard

Get the Book: Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door

Ready for a deeper dive? In this book, Emmanuel infuses his knowledge and curiosity of everything food-related, going deeper into the motivations and inspirations of great chefs.

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