Food Quotes by Jacques Torres

Reward is a happy customer - and an empty plate.

— Jacques Torres

On TV, I really try to go back to the basics and break down a recipe until it's very easy.

— Jacques Torres

Making chocolate is a way of life, not a profession,

— Jacques Torres

The good thing is, the season of chocolates is during the cold months. During the cold months, I can send ground.

— Jacques Torres

My goal is to teach what chocolate is. I don't think my customers understand what it takes to make chocolates.

— Jacques Torres

By planting more, we find new hybrid of cocoa, and by doing that, we lose some quality. So the price of the…

— Jacques Torres

I started cooking around 9 years old. I would make crepes at home for my parents. By 15 years old, I had…

— Jacques Torres

I believe history and tradition is something solid and something we can rest on. I am not crazy about putting new spices…

— Jacques Torres

I make my own chocolate, I grow my own beans, and now I have something about the history of chocolate. I feel…

— Jacques Torres

Dark chocolate can be good for you, and when I say 'can,' it's about what type of dark chocolates are you eating.…

— Jacques Torres

If you buy chocolate with too high of a cocoa content, you might not like it because it doesn't have enough sugar.

— Jacques Torres

Chocolate cornflakes are a hit. Mixing chocolate with cornflakes to make dollops of candy with that crunch and saltiness just has a…

— Jacques Torres

I decided on a chocolate business. I love the history of chocolate and making it and the fact that people of any…

— Jacques Torres

I have spent more time in my life working and being in restaurants than being at home. I immediately feel comfortable entering…

— Jacques Torres

More and more research shows that chocolate is good for you. It's a mood elevator. It contains a lot of antioxidants and…

— Jacques Torres

I personally like different chocolates. I like milk chocolate during the day and, during the evening, I like something a little bit…

— Jacques Torres

You need chocolate with enough cocoa butter. If your chocolate is high-quality, with a good content of cocoa butter, the chocolate will…

— Jacques Torres

My chocolate is special because it's real. My pistachios are from Italy, and the almonds are from Spain. We make our own…

— Jacques Torres

We eat raw dough. We eat raw cookie. We eat massive buttercream in cakes that are still warm. We eat salt. We…

— Jacques Torres

In 2004, we opened our first store in Manhattan. I installed a big window so people could see me making the chocolates.…

— Jacques Torres