A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. — Thomas Keller Copy Share Image
I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there. — Alex Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
I'm not a trained chef, so I end up making stuff up. It either turns out brilliant or an absolute disaster. I… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
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… — Ted Allen Copy Share Image
My role as a chef is respecting the produce. Why should I change and mask the original flavors of the produce that… — Joel Robuchon Copy Share Image
Fame hurt. People thought I was a sellout chef and stopped coming to my restaurant. — Chris Cosentino Copy Share Image
Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders. — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates… — Martin Yan Copy Share Image
I just think that we show an awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to… — Pete Wells Copy Share Image
I like cooking, but I don't think I could be a chef. Everyone from the ground up does terrible hours, whether you've… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
The album 'Kelis Was Here' sucked the life out of me, and so I went off and studied to be a Cordon… — Kelis Copy Share Image
I always say this to the young chefs and mean it: The customer is excited, he says you are an artist, but… — Andre Soltner Copy Share Image
Becoming the first Indian woman to compete on Food Network's 'Iron Chef' and 'Next Iron Chef' was really a great accomplishment and… — Maneet Chauhan Copy Share Image
I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
When we're coming up to the race, the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I always have the same lunch. So that's before the… — Valtteri Bottas Copy Share Image
The less a writer discusses his work and himself the better. The master chef slaughters no chickens in the dining room; the… — Jack Vance Copy Share Image
My husband cooks fancier food for himself than I've ever cooked on-air. I call him from the road, and he's making champagne-vanilla… — Rachael Ray Copy Share Image
Having survived her 10th London winter (she got through January by assigning it "international month," and amusing Moses and his big sister,… — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
“Remembering the careful way the cooks she'd met chose their ingredients--- the snails at L'Ami Louis, Taeb's saffron, Baldwin's asparagus--- Stella thought… — Ruth Reichl Copy Share Image
I'd watch 'Inherit the Wind' and I'd say, 'Oh, I want to be a lawyer.' I'd watch 'Grey's Anatomy' with my mom,… — Fred Hechinger Copy Share Image
The great thing about chefs as celebrities is it gives you a larger stage to let people know how important great food… — Michael Symon Copy Share Image
It is important to work with purveyors who share our high standards and are discriminating about the products they supply. This has… — David Breeden Copy Share Image
It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC… — Toby Young Copy Share Image
I think food trucks are the new answer to American fast food. The idea of raising two or three million dollars and… — Tyler Florence Copy Share Image
One of the things that helped me a lot as I was starting out in my career was that I got myself… — Rick Tramonto Copy Share Image
I love food shows: Anthony Bourdain, Iron Chef, Chopped, you name it. — Donnie Wahlberg Copy Share Image
I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
