“Cooking is an active meditation”

Your radio show is called “The kitchen dialogue”. Make our mouths water…

The idea is to reveal the stories of migration that are often hidden behind a recipe. Nikkei cuisine, for example, was born from sushi and makis made by Japanese people living in Peru with local ingredients, such as lemon or chili peppers.

A character you dream of inviting to your table?

Brillat-Savarin, who invented gastronomy at the beginning of the 19th century, to show him how far he has come.

Your latest cultural favorite?

Love is the Message, the Message is Deatha video by Mississippi artist Arthur Jafa, which traces the long construction of African-American identity. Creating a new identity is also the vocation of my restaurant Mosuke, in Paris, which combines French, African and Japanese inspirations.

Music that soothes you in the evening?

The joyful Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, where the song of birds invites serenity.

The person who meant the most in your family?

My mother, who taught me to cultivate humility to savor all the good that happens to me and feel grateful for it.

The Proust madeleine from your childhood?

Pokémon. I spent so much time playing it, collecting cards! I love manga that depicts a character’s quest supported by his friends.

What will you never tire of looking at?

The cycle of the seasons. Every summer, we enjoy tomatoes before rejoicing at the arrival of mushrooms. And so on.

An NGO that touched you?

World Central Kitchen, by Spanish chef José Andrés, which provides meals during humanitarian crises, such as in Ukraine or Gaza.

We offer you an hour of silence. What do you do with it?

I cook, it’s a form of active meditation.

Pope Leo XIV grants you an audience. What are you cooking for him?

A simple but chic dish. A scrambled egg, seasoned with truffle.

Guardian angel on your shoulder?

My wife, Émilie, with whom I live and work. We look out for each other.