Tranchant is a snapshot of contemporary cuisine, drawn through those who make it, the cooks, and their tool, the knife. One hundred and twenty-eight seasoned professionals and assistants passed, armed with their utensils, through J'Adore ce que vous faites !, the studio set up by Vincent Lappartient and Julien Mignot. In four months, in the middle of lockdown, they photographed and interviewed the chefs. The recurring protocol of the black-and-white portrait and of the hand holding the knife paints a negative portrait of a diverse, mixed and utterly teeming French gastronomy. Tranchant is a culinary and photographic essay that deals with gesture, tool and craft. Sitters: 96 chefs and cooks, 10 baker-pastry cooks, 6 butchers, 6 sommeliers, 3 journalists, 3 authors, 2 blacksmiths, 2 sharpeners, 2 jam makers, 1 pizzaiolo and 1 chocolatier, 132 blades in all.