On TV, I really try to go back to the basics and break down a recipe until it's very easy. — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
The good thing is, the season of chocolates is during the cold months. During the cold months, I can send ground. — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
By planting more, we find new hybrid of cocoa, and by doing that, we lose some quality. So the price of the… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
My goal is to teach what chocolate is. I don't think my customers understand what it takes to make chocolates. — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
Dark chocolate can be good for you, and when I say 'can,' it's about what type of dark chocolates are you eating.… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I make my own chocolate, I grow my own beans, and now I have something about the history of chocolate. I feel… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I believe history and tradition is something solid and something we can rest on. I am not crazy about putting new spices… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I started cooking around 9 years old. I would make crepes at home for my parents. By 15 years old, I had… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
If you buy chocolate with too high of a cocoa content, you might not like it because it doesn't have enough sugar. — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I have spent more time in my life working and being in restaurants than being at home. I immediately feel comfortable entering… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
More and more research shows that chocolate is good for you. It's a mood elevator. It contains a lot of antioxidants and… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I decided on a chocolate business. I love the history of chocolate and making it and the fact that people of any… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
Chocolate cornflakes are a hit. Mixing chocolate with cornflakes to make dollops of candy with that crunch and saltiness just has a… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
We eat raw dough. We eat raw cookie. We eat massive buttercream in cakes that are still warm. We eat salt. We… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
My chocolate is special because it's real. My pistachios are from Italy, and the almonds are from Spain. We make our own… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
You need chocolate with enough cocoa butter. If your chocolate is high-quality, with a good content of cocoa butter, the chocolate will… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I personally like different chocolates. I like milk chocolate during the day and, during the evening, I like something a little bit… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
In 2004, we opened our first store in Manhattan. I installed a big window so people could see me making the chocolates.… — Jacques Torres Copy Share Image
I make my own chocolate, I grow my own beans, and now I have something about the history of chocolate. I feel I try… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
I understand Christmas, and I understand Easter. But Halloween is one of those things where, if you don't grow with it? The French, they… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
I come from a family of craftsmen. We like to make things with our hands. Better than the pleasure of making money is the… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
The first time I baked, I failed a couple of times, and I made some mistakes and perhaps ended up with something inedible. Then… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
In 2004, we opened our first store in Manhattan. I installed a big window so people could see me making the chocolates. That store… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
Chocolate cornflakes are a hit. Mixing chocolate with cornflakes to make dollops of candy with that crunch and saltiness just has a magic to… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
More and more research shows that chocolate is good for you. It's a mood elevator. It contains a lot of antioxidants and will keep… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
If you buy chocolate with too high of a cocoa content, you might not like it because it doesn't have enough sugar. — Jacques Torres Copy Share
We eat raw dough. We eat raw cookie. We eat massive buttercream in cakes that are still warm. We eat salt. We have to… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
I like music that is upbeat, such as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Or anything disco - I will listen to that, too. — Jacques Torres Copy Share
You can easily compare chocolate to wine. What makes a good wine is usually a good terroir, a good grape, and the weather has… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
I have spent more time in my life working and being in restaurants than being at home. I immediately feel comfortable entering a restaurant,… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
I used to like Lady Gaga. I still love her. But what I like about LMFAO is that they're completely outside of the box;… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
Pierre Franey's producer wanted to do a show with me. This was around 1998, and I think we shot our first PBS show that… — Jacques Torres Copy Share
In order to succeed, you have to fail, no? You ride a bicycle, you fail; you try a few times, you succeed. — Jacques Torres Copy Share
