Though the asker later said he didn’t intend to “be rude or intrude”, that’s obviously exactly what the question was: rude and intrusive (not to mention the needless addition of his own thoughts on the importance of becoming a mother).

Additionally, he assumed she must have decided not to have children to be so successful. Apart from the fact that his assumption completely ignores the myriad of reasons people haven’t had children, the French chef eloquently pointed out that babies aren’t necessarily a barrier to career success – by casually revealing she does in fact have twin daughters.

Replying, rather politely in the circumstances, with “That is loaded!” she went on to say: “If I want to be a mother, maybe I am, and you don’t know that. Maybe I am, and I am – I have two twin daughters […] God, this is again the same conversation ‘Oh you women, you have to make choices…’ Can’t we talk about something else?

“I appreciate what you are asking and I understand that, and I want you to really think about the question you asked me and I hope you can ask me another question right now.”

When he backpedalled, Crenn suggested if he’s also managed the “pretty important” feat of bearing offspring, that perhaps he’d like to consider his own position.

“You actually make choices in life, doesn’t matter if you are male or female. Family is something and also your passion is something, and you can mix both of it, and if you have kids I hope you stay home and let your wife go out there and be a badass woman, you know?”

Cue thunderous applause.

This kick-ass chef had a brilliant answer to the boring career-or-kids question