Alain Ducasse gives Paris's poorest women a lifeline

The Michelin chef's 15 Femmes en Avenir training scheme gives immigrants a better future in the world of haute cuisineIn a gleaming kitchen at a technical college on the northern outskirts of Paris, Kébire is chopping bacon for the dish she is preparing: tarte savoyarde au reblochon. This is as Gallic as gastronomy gets ? a hearty pastry containing potatoes, bacon, onions and cream, topped with crusted raw cow's milk cheese from the Alps.It is not something Kébire, a 38-year-old Turkish-born single mother, has cooked before, or thought of cooking. As a Muslim, pork is not on the menu.Alongside her, Kadidiatou, a mother of three from Mali, is rustling up chicken with onions in cider vinegar. When presented with a live lobster for the first time, Kadidiatou screamed with fright. But this

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