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title: "1 Doing Restaurant Quotes By Joel Robuchon"
description: "1 Doing Restaurant quotes by Joel Robuchon. Plus more from Joel Robuchon and more Doing Restaurant sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm open to starting restaurants anywhere as long as the produce that's readily available is high quality. For example, I'm never doing a restaurant in Shanghai because I saw the produce available there, and it's just not good. I won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/i-m-open-to-starting-restaurants-anywhere-as-long-as-the-produce-that/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

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## More by Joel Robuchon

> [The worst thing for me is to not taste what I'm eating, to not know what I'm eating. It upsets me to no avail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/the-worst-thing-for-me-is-to-not-taste-what-i-m-eating-to-not-know/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [I'm too lazy to work out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/i-m-too-lazy-to-work-out/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [When I used to have a show on French TV, people would ask me how my jacket stayed spotless while cooking. Your whole area…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/when-i-used-to-have-a-show-on-french-tv-people-would-ask-me-how-my/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you're eating. So that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/the-simpler-the-food-the-harder-it-is-to-prepare-it-well-you-want-to/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [My role as a chef is respecting the produce. Why should I change and mask the original flavors of the produce that I'm utilizing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/my-role-as-a-chef-is-respecting-the-produce-why-should-i-change-and/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [I'd always been a very competitive boy - I hated coming second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/i-d-always-been-a-very-competitive-boy-i-hated-coming-second/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [Southeast Asia food uses many different types of spices which are quite new to me, like the curry leaves which I saw at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/southeast-asia-food-uses-many-different-types-of-spices-which-are/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [Cooking is chemistry, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/cooking-is-chemistry-really/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [When I was young, they said in the future that you'd just take a pill and never have to eat. That will never happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/when-i-was-young-they-said-in-the-future-that-you-d-just-take-a-pill/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [From the age of 15 to 50, I'd hardly stepped out of a kitchen. I just wanted to live a little, to spend time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/from-the-age-of-15-to-50-i-d-hardly-stepped-out-of-a-kitchen-i-just/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [I am a gourmand. I like to eat. When I have something that I like, I tend to have too much of it. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/i-am-a-gourmand-i-like-to-eat-when-i-have-something-that-i-like-i/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [I'm open to starting restaurants anywhere as long as the produce that's readily available is high quality. For example, I'm never doing a restaurant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/i-m-open-to-starting-restaurants-anywhere-as-long-as-the-produce-that/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [Sushi is taking over the world. It's like pizza: you can get it everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/sushi-is-taking-over-the-world-it-s-like-pizza-you-can-get-it/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [Vegas represents the idea of America I had as a kid. The big cars, the pretty girls; everything is possible in Vegas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/vegas-represents-the-idea-of-america-i-had-as-a-kid-the-big-cars-the/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

> [The most difficult thing is to make sure the standards remain high in each restaurant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/the-most-difficult-thing-is-to-make-sure-the-standards-remain-high-in/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

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