He lost his inspiration. This Friday, Jean Imbert
announced the death of his grandmother at the age of 71 years with the publication of a long text paying homage to him on Instagram . “Since yesterday, I cry like a child . I watch the photos, the videos on repeat, I remember every memory, every Christmas, every Sunday. Thanks to her, the chief had the desire to make gastronomy
, “[sa] life rather than a job, she for whom“ cooking was not a job but its DNA. “
Throughout his career, Jean Imbert has put his grandmother at the center of the light. In March 2019, the cook decided to transform his first Parisian restaurant, L’acajou, to offer dishes inspired by his Sundays spent with his grandmother. “Grandma” was born then. A few months later, he came out with a cookbook named Thanks Granny for the recipes , a collection of the best Sunday dishes of his grandmother.
“You will never leave me”
Regularly featured on her grandson’s Instagram account, Nicole Imbert had become a singular face of fans of the chief revealed in Top chef. Posing alongside Cédric Grolet or even Pharrell Williams, the nonagenarian sometimes also shared his advice on video. “You made me live all the dreams that a grandchild can dream of with his grandmother. And the person that I am is filled with millions of memories by your side; so that you will never leave me. I love you ”, concluded Jean Imbert.
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