Chef Quotes · Page 8

“Inspiration, I found out, only comes from within you.”

— Marcel Riemer

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

— Gail Simmons

Fame hurt. People thought I was a sellout chef and stopped coming to my restaurant.

— Chris Cosentino

My role as a chef is respecting the produce. Why should I change and mask the original flavors of the produce that…

— Joel Robuchon

I'm not a trained chef, so I end up making stuff up. It either turns out brilliant or an absolute disaster. I…

— Eric Balfour

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking…

— Ted Allen

One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.

— Wolfgang Puck

A chef who doesn't wash his hands is like a cop who steals. It's a cry for help.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I just think that we show an awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to…

— Pete Wells

You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that…

— Anthony Bourdain

Cooking is an art and patience a virtue. Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There…

— Keith Floyd

I think that's what being a chef is all about: camaraderie and teamwork. I never feel that it should be so cutthroat…

— Michael Symon

I'm the joke of the family with cooking because I've never done it - primarily because I've been surrounded by people who…

— Emilia Fox

“Guard and preserve your mystery like a chef who cannot reveal the secret to his best recipes. Remember, if you lose your…

— Lebo Grand

Just so [becoming a chef ] that I could support my art habit. You know? I mean, this is - this is…

— Kehinde Wiley

I have a chef for my main meals, but when he's not there, rather than go to the store and grab chips,…

— Le'Veon Bell

I hate the opera. I think I must have a tin ear. No matter how hard I concentrate it still sounds like…

— Aristotle Onassis

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

People say history is boring, and that is true because people are boring. We haven't changed since time began. We're still the…

— Colin Hay

I wrote a mad, passionate letter to the best restaurant in the UK, Le Gavroche in London, and asked if I could…

— Paul Rankin

I became a manager very young. My first sous chef job I was, maybe, 25. It was a bit too early for…

— April Bloomfield

I love cookbooks for completely different reasons. I love 'The Harry's Bar Cookbook' and Marco-Pierre White's 'White Heat' for their feel. For…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Nine out of ten English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers. They're jokes.…

— Marco Pierre White

I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician.…

— Jacques Pepin

Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.

— Marya Hornbacher

I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates…

— Martin Yan

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'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

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

— Darren Hayes

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

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

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

— Amit Kalantri

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

— Dominique Crenn

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

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

— Bill Buford