The chef talks in no particular order about his chef friends, Alexandre Gauthier's first star, his friendship with his father, Roland Gauthier, and ... his passion for quinoa. "And what about local produce?" asks a man capable of inventing a recipe for Saint-Moret cheese cake speculos-style on his return from a trip to New York.

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This century was seven years old when the first Olivier set up shop as a cheesemaker. That was in Normandy, and his sons took over. Now we're in the third generation, and the youngest, Philippe Olivier, has had to "move abroad" to leave the Dieppois establishment to the eldest.

It's fair to say that Philippe Olivier comes from a family of cheese-makers: his grandfather, father, uncle, brother, nephew and son are all cheese-refiners. Meet one of France's most talented master cheesemakers.

Can you imagine a France without cheese? Impossible. With the festive season just around the corner, France 3 is devoting Wednesday evening to the subject. Boulonnais cheesemaker Philippe Olivier will be making two appearances.

Mehdi Kamel-Parailloux is a cocktail artist. Between his paws, making the most ordinary Long Island cocktail becomes an aerial spectacle. Halfway between circus juggler and mixology expert, the 25-year-old is a flair bartender. Translation: behind his counter, he grabs the shakers, the bottles of alcohol and the spoons, and waltzes the whole thing through the air to give birth to a fruity or creamy cocktail.

For four generations, we've been "in the milk, cream and cheese business". The story began in 1907 in Normandy. While his elder brother carried on the family tradition in Dieppe, my father did the same in Hauts-de-France, where he settled in 1974.

We're eating more and more ready-made meals. At Capécure, we're keeping a close eye on this change, as is the Centre de Formation aux Produits de la Mer, which is launching sessions where fruit, vegetables and dairy products will be combined with fish. A revolution in the kitchen!