Chef Quotes · Page 8

To me, there's no great chef without a great team.

— Daniel Boulud

I watch a lot of shows on Bravo - I'm not just saying that. I love 'Top Chef.' I love 'Real Housewives…

— Chris March

I'm one of those people who're good at everything but I'm not great at anything. I thought I'd be a chef or…

— Jesse Lacey

Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.

— Anthony Bourdain

I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you…

— Julia Child

I'm not a celebrity chef. I'm a chef that happens to have television shows and a chef that happens to do media.

— Guy Fieri

“Life Is Like a Big Kitchen — You Create, Plan, Organize, Execute, Achieve and Sometimes You Fail…”

— Marcel Riemer

I feel like I've met most people I look up to musically. I just want to meet Chef.

— Zach Condon

You have no choice as a professional chef: you have to repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat until it becomes part of yourself. I…

— Jacques Pepin

I'd like to see 'Top Chef: Amateur'. Sometimes we have an amateur chef on the show and they just can't cut it…

— Tom Colicchio

I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de…

— Daniel Boulud

One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect…

— Anthony Bourdain

My husband is the chef of the family; he's a brilliant cook. Actually, it makes you quite lazy when you have somebody…

— Keeley Hawes

“Chef?" Carmel exclaims. "I could give a shit about a chef. I'm going to find the most expensive thing in that kitchen,…

— Kendare Blake

Omelets are about technique. Now, different people make it different ways, but, if you're a chef in Europe, an omelet has to…

— Wolfgang Puck

One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and…

— Jacques Pepin

“So you want to be a chef? You really, really, really want to be a chef? If you've been working in another…

— Anthony Bourdain

Yes, I am a judge on 'MasterChef,' where I taste thousands of dishes, and yes I am a trained chef which has…

— John Torode

When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy…

— Ted Allen

I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club…

— Bruce Bruce

A common question asked of writers is "When did you decide to become a writer?" The answer, of course, is that we…

— Mary Higgins Clark

The first thing Julian wanted to do in life, well, before he wanted to be an artist and then a musician, was…

— Cynthia Lennon

“The top drawer was locked, but I forced it open. You know what else was in there, Sanders? Some of the skankiest…

— Stephen King

“A sous-chef with dreams of her own restaurant empire may have mastered the art of classical French sauce making, but not yet…

— Marian Deegan

I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do,…

— Eddie Huang

I cannot bear the language TV chefs use - they don't seem able to look at a plate of vegetables without accusing…

— Ann Widdecombe

I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe,…

— Nathan Myhrvold

“I'm not a chef. I think in this country, we use the term very loosely. I'm a cook and a teacher.”

— Julia Child

I love 'Gossip Girl.' I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted to Bravo and reality…

— Jessica Stroup

If you are not extreme, then people will take shortcuts because they don't fear you.

— Marco Pierre White

“The kitchen is a high-speed environment, so the more flexible you are so better”

— Marcel Riemer

I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of,…

— Jewel Staite

As a chef, I like to be totally prepared. I'm so big on lists. I love lists.

— David Burtka

As a chef and avid traveler, meeting new people and sharing a meal with the intent to learn more about their culture…

— Marcela Valladolid

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.

— Rocco DiSpirito

It's not like I'm going to be the new tele chef or anything, I don't want that at all.

— Gok Wan

You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.

— Nobu Matsuhisa

I'm very honest about my food background; I've never tried to pretend like I was a chef.

— Antoni Porowski

First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef.

— Martin H. Fischer