David Goffin faces Frances Tiafoe on Sunday at Wimbledon, where the former World No. 7 is bidding to reach the last 16 for the fourth time at the grass-court Grand Slam.
Possessing an all-around game on the court, the Belgian also likes to branch out when it comes to food. As long as it isn’t oysters, Goffin will eat it, and the 31-year-old isn’t shy to put his own cooking skills to the test either.
In this edition of Food Court, Goffin reveals to ATPTour.com how he fared on a celebrity cooking show for French TV, why his eating habits change during Grand Slam weeks and the reason he can’t eat cereal bars during matches.
Let’s say you have to cook tonight for friends or family. What would you cook?
I don’t know if I have time or not, but if it is an emergency and it is almost summer, I would go for a barbeque. Nice meat on a barbeque. It is very easy. Otherwise I would go for pasta, a good carbonara. That is something I can do. I am not a huge chef, but I have some good skills in the kitchen.
We know that is true, because you appeared on the French cooking show Tous en cuisne in 2020 with chef Cyril Lignac. How was that experience?
It was during the [COVID-19 lockdown], and they asked me if I was ready to make a TV show with video cameras on a call at home. I was like, ‘Why not? I have nothing to do.’ So I went to the supermarket and I had everything at home. It was not easy, because I had 45 minutes to make main dishes and a dessert, so it was not easy.
It was very quick, I had to follow the chef. My kitchen was a disaster, completely in a mess after 45 minutes, but at the end I managed to make two OK dishes. It was a salad with cheese croquets and a carpaccio, with white chocolate mousse as a dessert.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
French fries, because in Belgium we have the best ones. You go into a friterie, it’s called, and you buy some French fries. They are really good in Belgium. Otherwise, waffles. They are so good.
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Do you eat something specific the night before a match, or does it not matter so much?
No, I’m not really superstitious. I just go to restaurants that I like. I don’t take any risks the day before. I want to have a good meal and go to sleep feeling great. So I just go to a place that I like and eat the food that I like. Some pasta, rice, chicken, or Asian…
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