culinary arts quotes

Chefs are fond of hyperbole, so they can certainly talk that way. But on the whole, I think they probably have a more open mind than most people.

My mom had Julia Child and ‚The Fannie Farmer Cookbook‘ on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.

My mother cooked like a scientist. She had a giant Chinese-style cleaver that she chopped with, and a cupboard full of spices.

Anyone who’s a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: ‚Is it good? Does it give pleasure?‘

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

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

You don’t come into cooking to get rich.

I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.