Chef Quotes · Page 16

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

— Alex Guarnaschelli

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

— Anthony Bourdain

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

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

— Chris March

A white chef can be an expert in French food and then turn around and go to Thailand for a week and…

— Sohla El-Waylly

To have 95% of the ingredients sourced, food and wine, within 100 miles radius, that's a dream come true for any chef.

— Gordon Ramsay

“In order to stay focused, you need to be motivated. In order to stay motivated, you need to know your why!”

— Marcel Riemer

Especially as a chef, I didn't really want to talk about it because I felt like it kind of undermined my entire…

— John Whaite

I believe Fernand Point is one of the last true gourmands of the 20th century. His ruminations are extraordinary and thought-provoking. He…

— Thomas Keller

Dad hails from the royal family of Tripura, Kooch Bihar and Baroda and is a great chef. Be it Nepalese, Italian, Lebanese,…

— Riya Sen

I am not a fine chef, but I can certainly get dinner on the table for 14 people. With that many, I…

— Cindy Crawford

The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are addicted to…

— Quincy Jones

It's really an honor to be included in such an incredible lineup of chefs. The team Borgata has assembled is by far…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

“The chef grabs the guy's wife/girlfriend by the hair, bashes her down on the table, and slams the meat cleaver into the…

— Jeff Strand

My chefs don't apply for 'Top Chef'. They all know that there is no way. At the end of the process I…

— Tom Colicchio

Gastronomy is the French Foreign Legion. You don't need any qualifications. Just walk through the door and keep your head down. Be…

— Marco Pierre White

Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just…

— Tom Colicchio

It was my first day working at Tour d'Argent, a famous restaurant in Paris, in 1982, and they were celebrating their 400th…

— Eric Ripert

“While Nicole drove off in search of recipes for fish hash, clam fritters, and salmon quiche, Charlotte settled in the Chowder House…

— Barbara Delinsky

You know, my parents had a restaurant. And I left home, actually, in 1949, when I was 13 years old, to go…

— Jacques Pepin

There is the cult of the actor and of the director, and there's even been the cult of the celebrity chef and…

— Anthony McCarten

I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted. In this country [USA], anything can happen - anybody can…

— Guy Fieri

It's very important in a restaurant to really do the right hiring because there's no restaurant that you have one cook and…

— Wolfgang Puck

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

— Ann Widdecombe

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

— Zach Condon

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

— Marcel Riemer

The most followed chef is Delia Smith. She is my age and doesn't try to be entertaining, she encourages people to learn…

— Prue Leith

I also want to go to an Italian island and do cuisine properly with some famous Italian chef and, like, his mother.

— Elizabeth Olsen

Chefs think about what it's like to make food. Being a scientist in the kitchen is about asking why something works, and…

— Nathan Myhrvold

With people in the world such as 'Jamie Oliver' and [TV chef] Clarissa Dickson-Wright there isn't much hope for animals.

— Steven Morrissey

I don't think it's a good advert for any restaurant, a fat chef, and secondly, who wants to eat a dessert when…

— Gordon Ramsay

Cooking today is far greater than it ever was, and more importantly, a chef's role today has changed dramatically over the last…

— Gordon Ramsay

I am not a chef. I am not even a trained or professional cook. My qualification is as an eater.

— Nigella Lawson

I do most of the cooking at home, and both my mom and my mother-in-law are excellent chefs. However, I wouldn't call…

— Jen Lilley

You are in school, and you hear about 'Iron Chef' and think, 'One day, I have to be on 'Iron Chef.'

— Maneet Chauhan

I used to take culinary arts at Job Corps so I'm a certified chef. I could cook chicken alfredo.

— Gorilla Zoe

I love food. I love to eat. I'm married to a chef. I can't go without food.

— Gail Kim