Cooking can express things – big things and small things, meaning, in fact. This chef loves it. You can perceive it beyond words. Some people are technicians or poets and have a beautiful way of saying things with words. But cooking has its own language. And with it, you can express so many things, because you have time and preparation. You have the dish. You have the wine. You also have the place, Le Comptoir des Galeries, which contributes a lot. You have so many tools, down to the specific shapes of the glasses, plates, and even cutlery. Cooking is simply food for our bodies, but it can nourish us in a thousand different ways because it must also be accepted by our minds. It must tell us a story. Almost make us imagine a world. That’s why plating is so important for chefs. When he has an idea for a recipe, Damien Brunet is already in this incredible language.”