chef Quotes

“As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.”

“There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.”

“If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that's exactly what I did.”

“A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.”

“There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.”

“Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food.”

“Nobody makes bouillabaisse from scratch. It's all a bunch of malarkey. Even the restaurants buy a commercial-grade product. I had a very famous chef tell me that.”

“I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.”

“I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me.”

“I also want to go to an Italian island and do cuisine properly with some famous Italian chef and, like, his mother.”