You see, Ferdinand Point was the first wave in a culinary revolution, Jeremy went on. He broke with French formality; he broke with fat and weighty flavours. He kicked free of the past .
to cease having a positive connection with (a person, group, movement, etc)
Silbentrennung
to cease ha·ving a pos·i·tive con·nec·tion with (a person, group, movement, etc)