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Owner: Patrick Henriroux
Model: Aubergine 3-oven
Vintage: 2006
Location: France
Snapshot: Patrick Henriroux is a Michelin-starred chef and runs the famously elegant restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne, France. Patrick is also vice president of Relais & Chateaux, an international collection of luxury hotels and restaurants. Patrick discovered his first AGA in Lyon in 2003. “When I saw this cooker I knew it was the one for me,” Patrick told the Michelin Guide, Etoile. The AGA revived nostalgic memories of the warmth of his grandmother’s kitchen and he learned to appreciate the constant contact with the cooking material, believing it to be “solid and reassuring”. Patrick compares learning to cook with an AGA to the excitement of a Formula One car. “First, you learn how to drive, then you play with the possibilities,” Patrick says. Having the capacity to use various cooking ovens, working at different temperatures, is an “exceptional quality,” says Patrick. “You can cook instinctively or you can simmer. An AGA is easy to use, powerful and heavy – all qualities that enhance its capabilities. Since I’ve had my AGA at home, the kitchen has become the heart of the house. The family always meet around the AGA in the winter time.”
Finest Hour: Performing so well that a top Michelin-starred chef is now a life-long fan. Patrick says: “With an AGA, you can cook with pleasure and love. To try it is to adopt it for good.”