As a middle-aged dad, writer Bill Buford moved his family to France to see if he could cut it as a chef in a high end restaurant. He learned that the French love rules — and so does he.

We eat hand-pulled mozzarella with the former Van Halen frontman and drink beer out of paper cups with the legendary French chef. Turns out neither of these guys is who you think they are.

The creator of the cronut tells us why he ends every day with one and what he thinks of his many imitators. Plus Hugh Merwin on whether the hype is warranted. And food portmanteau trivia!