Tour d'Argent
Fine dining restaurant in Paris, FranceWikipedia
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Oct 27, 2026
Eric RipertGUEST
Well, in France, it was very difficult in the kitchen, like I mentioned.
Eric RipertGUEST
And then when I graduated from culinary school, I went to work in Paris in La Tour d'Argent, which was an iconic restaurant.
Eric RipertGUEST
We were celebrating the 400-year anniversary in 1982.
Eric RipertGUEST
And then from La Tour d'Argent, I went to work for Joël Robuchon.
Eric RipertGUEST
And I worked for a couple of restaurants in the south of France, which were very also difficult to work in those kitchens.
Eric RipertGUEST
The culture was very, very intense.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
It can never happen with a bag in a box.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
You would never go to Tour d'Argent and have the guy pull out a bag and pull the thing, right?
Pauline FrandinGUEST
No.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
Right?
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
My father and my mother and my, my wife and I were celebrating something.
Pauline FrandinGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
We went to Tour d'Argent.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
My dad ordered-
Pauline FrandinGUEST
I-
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
You would never go to Tour d'Argent and have the guy pull out a bag and s-
Pauline FrandinGUEST
[laughs]
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
... pull the thing, right?
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
My father and my mother and my, my wife and I were celebrating something.
Pauline FrandinGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
We went to Tour d'Argent.
Paul KalemkiarianHOST
My dad ordered-
Tom KeeneHOST
You know, you're not here for this.
Tom KeeneHOST
Can you get me a reservation at Tour d'Argent-
Alexis ChristoforousHOST
[laughs]
Tom KeeneHOST
... somewhere after Christmas? Do you have any pull?
Daniela ScrimaHOST
He said he had been-- had backing from a consortium of French and Japanese businessmen and was going to open his own restaurant on Melrose Place, a highly desirable location in Los Angeles.
Daniela ScrimaHOST
Never once did he speak affectionately of his employer, Patrick Terrail, a member of the French restaurant family that owns the Tour d'Argent in Paris.
Daniela ScrimaHOST
In fact, I suspected there were bad feelings between them.
Daniela ScrimaHOST
On that endless flight to Los Angeles, I did not allow myself to consider the possibility of her death.