Chef Quotes · Page 15

“Actually, I wish you were a chef. Then I'd get something out of this relationship.”

— Wesley Chu

If he is thin, I will probably dine poorly. If he is both thin and sad, the only hope is in flight.

— Fernand Point

Being a sport star and a chef both require passion, commitment, work and natural ability.

— Paul Rankin

Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.

— Tom Colicchio

Well, I don't think I'm a chef. I'm just someone that... I found a way of speaking. It was not a pen.…

— Dominique Crenn

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I'm not much of a chef, so people keep buying me cookery books to broaden my culinary horizons, but I've not got…

— Guy Martin

Mario you are a great chef but you look like a homeless James Gandolfini.

— Jim Norton

In 10 years, I don't really know what I'll be, and I like not having any idea. I like the idea of…

— Kat Graham

Luxury is the ability to get yourself things that bring you joy, and for me, joy can be found in getting a…

— Francisco Lindor

I made a point of eating so fast I never kept the other people waiting who generally ordered only chef's salad and…

— Sylvia Plath

But understanding the complexities of the ramen menu is an equally tricky feat for a foreigner. Both regional and stylistic variations apply…

— Rachel Khoo

There are very few chefs both in Britain and the States that really identify the secret of being consistent. And combine consistency…

— Gordon Ramsay

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the…

— Cat Cora

If any chef ever tells you they're not inspired equally by the truck-stop barbecue as they are by the four-star Michelin restaurant…

— Padma Lakshmi

All the earrings are mostly crosses. It's kind of a contradiction to wear it since I'm known as the Demon Chef. They're…

— Alvin Leung

“I'm Ukrainian, actually. And I'm making my signature dish," he said slowly, meeting Ibáñez's stare. "More shocking than Rocky Mountain oysters." He…

— Daria Lavelle

With such a perishable, expensive and important product buying truffles can be a leap of faith for a chef. Working with Céline…

— Douglas Keane

What I like to do when I go out is enjoy my friends and the food around it. If we have to…

— Mario Batali

First and foremost I am a chef, whether behind the stove at one of my Northern California restaurants or for the past…

— Tyler Florence

Any time you do anything different in this life, it's risky. But I've only done things differently, and it's gotten me quite…

— Giada De Laurentiis

...The very word 'fiction' implies another world, literally a different place, whereas no one claims that a dedicated sportsman is escaping his…

— Russell T Davies

The culture of chefs is a melting pot, and I always say this - if we could put all the heads of…

— Robert Irvine

Because I'm a chef, I eat out frequently, so it's hard for me to control what I consume in terms of calories.…

— Masaharu Morimoto

I raise my stein to the builder who can remove ghettos without removing people as I hail the chef who can make…

— Robert Moses

I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come…

— Joe Jonas

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.

— Paul Prudhomme

Part of being a really good chef or cook is being able to fix disasters.

— Damaris Phillips

I've participated at summits where I was the only chef. I was surrounded with thinkers and writers and innovators.

— Dominique Crenn

“Some people when they see cheese, chocolate or cake they don't think of calories.”

— Amit Kalantri

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

— Gordon Ramsay

I love 'Top Chef.' I think it rewrote the book on how food shows are presented on TV.

— Andy Cohen

In normal life, 'simplicity' is synonymous with 'easy to do,' but when a chef uses the word, it means 'takes a lifetime…

— Bill Buford

I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my…

— Anthony Bourdain

Set yourself up for success from the very beginning and then focus on maintaining that success.

— Cat Cora

As a chef and as a father, I am very upset by what's on the menu at most schools: chicken nuggets and…

— Anonymous

I still cook at home. A lot of chefs I think don't cook at home. But I still do, I love cooking…

— Rene Redzepi

I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for…

— Thomas Keller

I'd really love to go and do a chef's apprenticeship. I really would, I love cooking.

— Darren Hayes

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