towering and intimidating figure behind la pyramid. out of his kitchens came such figures as alain chapel, michel guerard, francois bise, roger verge, georges perrier, the brothers troisgros, and many more. >> daniel: this was all the gang of the nouvelle cuisine up there. in the '60s in new york and paul and michel guerard. >> anthony: every great chef i've ever met has nightmares of they're still a young man, they're back in a kitchen, and a chef is yelling at them. who of his masters? >> paul: la mere brazier. >> daniel: la mere brazier. the woman. >> anthony: really? la mere brazier. in the year 1946, at the ripe old age of 20, monsieur paul worked as apprentice for brazier. >> daniel: she was such a screamer, they say, you will fall on your ass she was screaming so hard. [ paul speaking french ] >> daniel: she was the first up in the morning. [ paul speaking french ]