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美国国家公共电台 NPR Chef Dominique Crenn: 'Everything I Do Could Have ... Impact' For Other Women

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

I was on assignment in San Francisco recently, and it involved some food tasting.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: So this is Chef Crenn's brioche served with a little bit of cultured butter and sea salt. It's her grandmother's recipe. What's amazing about the brioche is it's actually the one unifying1 item across all three restaurants, so Petit Crenn, Bar Crenn and Atelier Crenn.

GREENE: All of those restaurants are owned by Dominique Crenn, who wasn't surprised at all when I told her how good that bread was.

DOMINIQUE CRENN: I love brioche. When it's, like, warm and buttery, it's delicious. And it's so luscious2 and I will say luxurious3 that you feel so connected to the person that make the bread.

GREENE: I was chatting with the French-born chef shortly after she got some news. Her restaurant, Atelier Crenn, was given three stars by the Michelin Guide. That is seen by some as the highest honor in the culinary world. And what's more, of all the chefs in the U.S. to get three stars from Michelin, Dominique Crenn is the first woman.

CRENN: We were not seeking it. We don't seek those thing. It's what we do with it that matters, you know? - doesn't mean that we are better than others.

CRENN: But she does think this gives her a better platform now to inspire women in an industry largely dominated by men. Dominique Crenn says she has seen slow progress making kitchens more diverse and building respect for women there. She's made her own way up in the San Francisco restaurant scene since moving here from France in her 20s.

CRENN: When I start to work in a kitchen, there's not a lot of women that were working. And I didn't try to pay attention to that. But I knew there was something that - I had to work harder than others. And I was a bit pick on sometime, but I'm a very strong person. Nobody touched me.

GREENE: Picked on, like, the chef with...

CRENN: I will cut them.

(LAUGHTER)

GREENE: Did you face people who thought you were moving quickly because you're a woman?

CRENN: Yeah. There's one guy. I remember him. I'm not going to say his name. He was very short. I called him Napoleon.

GREENE: (Laughter) He's, like, a fellow cook in the...

CRENN: Yeah.

GREENE: What did you tell him?

CRENN: You know, I've never been aggressive to anyone. But I looked at him in his eyes, and I said, listen. You can think anything of me. But what I'm going to show you is what I can do. And if you're not happy, then I don't really care. I think the chef is happy, so that's what draw me here. I need to please my chef, but I'm also pleasing myself. And that's it. You have to talk like this. You can't, like, engage in, like, violence. I think they want you to, like, fight. I fight with words.

GREENE: Given all of this work you've been doing in trying to use this platform, I want to read you something that I know you've heard before. And that just - it just caught my eye. I had to reread it a few times. And it was Michael Bauer, who's the longtime restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. He said about you, she has been successful because she does have talent and she has worked hard, but let's be honest - also because she has enormous charisma4. She's beautiful and has that French accent.

CRENN: Yeah. I remember.

GREENE: What did you think about that?

CRENN: I didn't like it. But I have to tell you that Monsieur Bauer came to me. And he told me that what was said in the newspaper was taken out of context. And I did listen to him. And what I realized at that moment - which I think he should have never said that. I said, you know, I think sometimes you have to be very careful when you use the word as a journalist because you were saying that about me. It's really degrading. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder5, but that should not be a factor on anything.

And yes, I mean, charisma - what is charisma? It's like I'm trying to be genuine every time I speak or I'm out there. And maybe you call it charisma, but this is who I am. That's what he told me.

GREENE: Because if you read that - I mean, he also said about you, she cooks the way men are cooking, like it...

CRENN: That was not right either, yes.

GREENE: Did he explain what was taken out of context?

CRENN: Well, I think what he was trying to say is, you know - I mean, the field that I'm in and also the start of the restaurant that I'm doing specially6 with Atelier Crenn is a little bit different than a casual restaurant. And he was, perhaps - he wanted this to be a compliment. But I'm not saying what he said was right. I'm just trying to, like, be not aggressive about it. Like, I think what I want to say from this is that words matters, and the consequences can be hurtful to others.

GREENE: The fact that we're even talking about this...

CRENN: It's crazy.

GREENE: ...Like, those words. And yeah, what does that say about...

CRENN: That we have a lot of work to be done.

GREENE: ...This industry, this moment?

CRENN: We still have a lot of work to be done.

GREENE: And your platform in this moment, like the #MeToo movement and a lot of things that women have been through, do you feel like whatever role you can play has become even more important?

CRENN: Absolutely, you know? I think - I mean, I am just a little fish in the sea, you know? But I do understand that everything that I do could have a little impact. I mean, I had few men - men chefs that had sent me emails. And they have said to me, you know, we have never met. But I have to tell you that I'm not proud about the way that I've been treating people, not just women but a lot of people in my life. And you have inspired me to be a better person. I hope you can give me some advice.

GREENE: These are...

CRENN: I was...

GREENE: ...Male chefs who said...

CRENN: Yeah. I was...

GREENE: Who can I write in my industry who might give me some advice? And...

CRENN: That's powerful. I truly believe that some people go through life, and they've been taught not the right way. But I can't judge them.

GREENE: I mean, there have been chefs in this country who have been accused of having a culture of harassment7 in their kitchens and women who have worked for them who have said they've been abused. And I just wonder, like, when those accusations8 come out, I mean, you seem to have a level of patience and an open door. I mean, there's some people who say, get that guy out of the industry. Like, don't go to his restaurant.

CRENN: Oh, no, not everyone (laughter). Yeah. So some, I will not give them the pass. I'm giving the pass to people that haven't, you know, done anything violent, especially sexual violence. They have no place to be in an industry where you're supposed to bring people together.

GREENE: So who gets a second chance? Who do you decide?

CRENN: For me, it's people that, perhaps, that work in that environment and understand that they were perhaps follower9. But they realize they should have speak up because when you look at the world, we are all complicit.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GREENE: Dominique Crenn is chef owner of Atelier Crenn and other restaurants in San Francisco. She recently got three stars from the prestigious10 Michelin Guide.


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1 unifying 18f99ec3e0286dcc4f6f318a4d8aa539     
使联合( unify的现在分词 ); 使相同; 使一致; 统一
参考例句:
  • In addition, there were certain religious bonds of a unifying kind. 此外,他们还有某种具有一种统一性质的宗教上的结合。
  • There is a unifying theme, and that is the theme of information flow within biological systems. 我们可以用一个总的命题,把生物学系统内的信息流来作为这一研究主题。
2 luscious 927yw     
adj.美味的;芬芳的;肉感的,引与性欲的
参考例句:
  • The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口,每个人都想再来一片。
  • What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇!
3 luxurious S2pyv     
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
参考例句:
  • This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
  • The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
4 charisma uX3ze     
n.(大众爱戴的)领袖气质,魅力
参考例句:
  • He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man.他有超凡的个人魅力,是个伟人。
  • I don't have the charisma to pull a crowd this size.我没有那么大的魅力,能吸引这么多人。
5 beholder 8y9zKl     
n.观看者,旁观者
参考例句:
  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 看起来觉得美就是美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It has been said that art is a tryst, for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet. 有人说艺术是一种幽会,因为艺术家和欣赏者可在幽会的乐趣中相遇在一起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 specially Hviwq     
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
参考例句:
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
7 harassment weNxI     
n.骚扰,扰乱,烦恼,烦乱
参考例句:
  • She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
  • The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
8 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
参考例句:
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
9 follower gjXxP     
n.跟随者;随员;门徒;信徒
参考例句:
  • He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
  • Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
10 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的,有声望的,受尊敬的
参考例句:
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

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