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Andr茅 Cointreau: My life in five dishes

The CEO of Le Cordon Bleu on privilege, French cuisine and kangaroo meat.

Andr茅 Cointreau had a very privileged start in life, born into two illustrious French drinks dynasties - Cointreau and R茅my Martin. But his decision to buy a food business didn't go down well with the whole family. Unperturbed, he went on to become the chief executive of Le Cordon Bleu, transforming a small Parisian cookery school into a global culinary empire that has trained some of the world's most famous chefs.

In this episode he tells Emily Thomas about his life through five memorable dishes. But despite his company teaching the virtues of classic French cooking techniques there's not a single souffl茅 to be seen. Instead he takes us all over the rest of the world, from Australian kangaroo meat to Korean kimchi.

Find out what Andr茅 Cointreau says about Le Cordon Bleu鈥檚 eye-watering fees, and why he never gets his hands dirty in the kitchen.

(Picture: Andr茅 Cointreau. Credit: 大象传媒)

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