“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 Copy Share Image
“The kitchen is a high-speed environment, so the more flexible you are so better” — Marcel Riemer Copy Share Image
If you are not extreme, then people will take shortcuts because they don't fear you. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I call all chefs 'cooks.' They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen. — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a chef, and she taught me to cook. One day I want a restaurant, a small Italian grill. That's… — Jeremy Miller Copy Share Image
I've been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won - for 'Top Chef' - the only time I didn't go. — Andy Cohen Copy Share Image
When I started as a young chef, I was Italian, and I was a woman, and everyone else in New York was… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
In 1990 at Harveys, when I was 28 years old, I became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars. It was… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
Larousse Gastronomique is a veritable dictionary of cooking terms for the French kitchen. If a chef were allowed only one book, this… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I've lost my mind," Alex muttered, grabbing her knives again and stomping back across the kitchen. "I woke up this morning a… — Lynsay Sands Copy Share Image
Normally, the path is you get mentored by a chef and they take you under their wing and then they help you… — Sohla El-Waylly Copy Share Image
This kitchen is completely calm. Some of the old-fashioned chefs - they become kings in their kitchen, they've got to be called… — Heston Blumenthal Copy Share Image
I get so tickled when that pilot happens to be an African American because I rarely see that. The same is true… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
I truly think you can get a great meal in most cities around the world now. I credit the internet for making… — Philip Rosenthal Copy Share Image
There's a difference between watching a chef show, which doesn't feel like a reality show compared to the Housewives. Those shows can,… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
The idea of old was to conform yourself to a style of cooking, it was not to create a style of cooking.… — Jacques Pepin Copy Share Image
I was deemed not good enough to pursue a general field, so I was asked to choose a trade: mason, woodwork, hair… — Amaury Guichon Copy Share Image
Weddings have become an expression not just of our desires but also our ambitions, and so more and more the food at… — Tom Junod Copy Share Image
Our clients wanted the restaurant experience, not their mother's buffet dinner - so we reached out to that world and hired a… — David Castle Copy Share Image
“You were traveling through the bloodline and entering each of your ancestors' minds. You know things about all of us now." Lily… — Kirsten Miller Copy Share Image
Wrapping rubber bands around a watermelon is not journalism. It is entertainment. But the key to success in media has always been… — Henry Blodget Copy Share Image
One of the great awards from a chef's point of view are Michelin stars. The ultimate is three Michelin stars. For example,… — Paul Rankin Copy Share Image
“Well then, those folks are judgmental assholes,” Liv spat. “You’re more than a fucking label, Z. You’re an amazing chef, a mediocre… — Katherine McIntyre Copy Share Image
I was shocked when they told me congratulations, you won, that's the good news. Then the bad news is that you have… — Geoffrey Zakarian Copy Share Image
The people of Pennsylvania don't owe me a mansion with a chef and a gardener. — John Fetterman Copy Share Image
Think of how much time it takes to prepare and eat a single meal. Then multiply that by seven. I wish I… — Brian Shaw Copy Share Image
Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
If you're a happy person around food, you can be a professional chef. It's fueled by passion. — Ranveer Brar Copy Share Image
You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know? — Haley Bennett Copy Share Image
Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so,… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
If you have a good experience in a restaurant, you tell 2 people. If you have a bad experience, you tell 10 people. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The entire 'Top Chef' experience was a learning experience. I learned about myself as a competitor, a teammate, a friend, a chef,… — Antonia Lofaso Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a chef, and she taught me to cook. One day I want a restaurant, a small Italian grill. Thats… — Jeremy Miller Copy Share Image
We're all equals - once you've got a jacket on, you're a chef. It's not about gender - it's your ability to… — Monica Galetti Copy Share Image
There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving. — Gail Simmons Copy Share Image
You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made. Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always. — Julia Child Copy Share Image
As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out whats in it. — Kelis Copy Share Image
I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
If I could be something other than an actor, I'd be a chef; I've got a big interest in food. I'm a… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
I love my food and wine; I have tried my hand at being a chef and failed miserably. — Shefali Zariwala Copy Share Image
