Dominique Crenn: My life in five dishes
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Abandoned by her biological mother at six months old, a victim of sexual harassment and discrimination in the kitchen, and a recent breast cancer survivor \\u2013 Dominique Crenn has faced her fair share of battles.
The award-winning chef, author and campaigner \\u2013 not to mention the first woman in the US to win three Michelin stars \\u2013 tells Graihagh Jackson how sheer determination and a desire to make a difference have taken her to the top.
She discusses the five key dishes that have shaped her life, from enjoying fresh oysters in a fish market with her father at 4am, to tomatoes \\u2013 the ingredient that showed her the power of food and the importance of where it comes from.
Dominique tells of her struggles in a male-dominated restaurant world, the heartache of her father\\u2019s death, and how she\\u2019s facing up to her latest challenge \\u2013 Covid-19. Plus, she explains her recent decision to scrap land-based meat from all of her restaurants, and why cancer has prompted her to seek out her birth mother.
Producer: Simon Tulett\\nStudio manager: Annie Gardiner
(Picture: Dominique Crenn. Credit: Jordan Wise/BBC)
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