--- title: "6 Cook Quotes By Daniel Boulud" description: "6 Cook quotes by Daniel Boulud. Plus more from Daniel Boulud and more Cook sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/daniel-boulud-8526_am_i-enjoy-what-i-do-because-it-keeps-evolv_762338.png" --- > [I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-enjoy-what-i-do-because-it-keeps-evolving-when-i-was-a-cook-i/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/daniel-boulud-8526_am_i-enjoy-what-i-do-because-it-keeps-evolv_762338.png) > [25 years ago, when I started in New York, I had the pleasure to cook for Andy Warhol. At the time, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/25-years-ago-when-i-started-in-new-york-i-had-the-pleasure-to-cook/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/daniel-boulud-8526_andy_25-years-ago-when-i-started-in-new-york_1717261.png) > [A beginner cook is going to have to be patient to really learn well. When you start to beat your master, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/a-beginner-cook-is-going-to-have-to-be-patient-to-really-learn-well/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/daniel-boulud-8526_be-patient_a-beginner-cook-is-going-to-have-to-be-p_1829112.png) > [Something I learned when I was very young: with cooking, it doesn't matter where you are; you can always cook. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/something-i-learned-when-i-was-very-young-with-cooking-it-doesn-t/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/daniel-boulud-8526_always_something-i-learned-when-i-was-very-youn_1857913.jpg) > [I always had a lot of fun in America, with much more freedom than if I had tried to cook in France.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-always-had-a-lot-of-fun-in-america-with-much-more-freedom-than-if-i/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/daniel-boulud-8526_always_i-always-had-a-lot-of-fun-in-america-wit_1908488.png) > [My favorite thing is when I go back and my mother cooks for me. Because it just throws me back the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/my-favorite-thing-is-when-i-go-back-and-my-mother-cooks-for-me/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/daniel-boulud-8526_cook_my-favorite-thing-is-when-i-go-back-and_2118793.png) ## Other authors on Cook ## More by Daniel Boulud > [Remember, it is never the knife's fault.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/remember-it-is-never-the-knife-s-fault/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [There was no Internet, not even many cookbooks except the old reference books. So we would sit down at night, a group of six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/there-was-no-internet-not-even-many-cookbooks-except-the-old/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I like to go hear jazz late-night up in Harlem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-like-to-go-hear-jazz-late-night-up-in-harlem/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [For me to go casual is not to go simple. To me, it is to be able to bring back the art of tradition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/for-me-to-go-casual-is-not-to-go-simple-to-me-it-is-to-be-able-to/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/a-lot-of-chefs-don-t-have-a-natural-sense-of-economy-i-was-with-one/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I've always loved it in Las Vegas, and it is the only city in the world that brings so many different talented people from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-ve-always-loved-it-in-las-vegas-and-it-is-the-only-city-in-the/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I am very concerned about nutrition and always try to be careful about what I eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-am-very-concerned-about-nutrition-and-always-try-to-be-careful/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [What I bring - my team and I, because it's not only me - is this sense of elegance and casualness, and no pretension.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/what-i-bring-my-team-and-i-because-it-s-not-only-me-is-this-sense-of/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I learned from my grandmother, because we were cooking a lot for the farm. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-learned-from-my-grandmother-because-we-were-cooking-a-lot-for-the/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/the-biggest-thing-is-education-for-young-chefs-and-how-they-should/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I think at Le Cirque I learned how to make real food, which is what people crave, not just gimmicky things on a plate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-think-at-le-cirque-i-learned-how-to-make-real-food-which-is-what/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de partie; when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-enjoy-what-i-do-because-it-keeps-evolving-when-i-was-a-cook-i/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/when-france-was-the-only-reference-for-chefs-to-learn-you-could-go/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I love to drive, especially on tracks, where I go a lot faster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-love-to-drive-especially-on-tracks-where-i-go-a-lot-faster/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) > [I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-boulud/i-think-spain-will-always-remain-inspirational-and-i-think-french/) [Daniel Boulud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-boulud/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cook/daniel-boulud/#itemlist", "name": "6 Cook Quotes By Daniel Boulud", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I enjoy what I do because it keeps evolving - when I was a cook, I wanted to be a chef de partie; when I was a chef de partie, I wanted to be a chef; when I was a chef, I wanted to be a restaurateur, and now I am a chef entrepreneur. 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