<![CDATA[Chef Eric Ripert on Esoteric Black Truffles and the Importance of Value]]>

1.0 link 162959 <![CDATA[Chef Eric Ripert on Esoteric Black Truffles and the Importance of Value]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-mccready/chef-eric-ripert-on-esote_b_162959.html Chef Eric Ripert feeds the world's most discerning clientele at four-star stunner, Le Bernadin, but that does not prevent him from helping out those for whom every meal is greatly appreciated. After announcing he is donating $1 for every customer served and On the Line book sold - an estimated $100,000 by the end of 2009 - to City Harvest, he discussed how being a bad student led him to the craftsmanship of cooking.

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