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title: "11 Hell Kitchen Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Hell Kitchen quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Hell Kitchen sayings and thoughts."
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> [“he had been a tough teenager in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-puzo/he-had-been-a-tough-teenager-in-new-york-s-hell-s-kitchen/)

[Mario Puzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-puzo/)

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> [There's no hypocrisy in Hell's Kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethel-waters/there-s-no-hypocrisy-in-hell-s-kitchen/)

[Ethel Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethel-waters/)

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> [I can't take this any more, I'm out of here - on leaving Hell's Kitchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwain-chambers/i-can-t-take-this-any-more-i-m-out-of-here-on-leaving-hell-s-kitchen/)

[Dwain Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwain-chambers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/dwain-chambers-234189_hell_i-can-t-take-this-any-more-i-m-out-of-he_2528756.png)

> [Hell's Kitchen is open 24/7, and I'm cooking on the stove all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enzo-amore/hell-s-kitchen-is-open-24-7-and-i-m-cooking-on-the-stove-all-day/)

[Enzo Amore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enzo-amore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/enzo-amore-7836_cooking_hell-s-kitchen-is-open-24-7-and-i-m-cook_2400131.jpg)

> [I did 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Celebrity MasterChef.' I was quite good at those, and did a cookbook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-young/i-did-hell-s-kitchen-and-celebrity-masterchef-i-was-quite-good-at/)

[Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-young/)

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> [They asked me to go on 'Hell's Kitchen' but I'm banned from reality TV by my wife. She's not up for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-mortimer/they-asked-me-to-go-on-hell-s-kitchen-but-i-m-banned-from-reality-tv/)

[Bob Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-mortimer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/bob-mortimer-5592_hell_they-asked-me-to-go-on-hell-s-kitchen-bu_1889647.jpg)

> [Well, I grew up in Hell's Kitchen, right next to Times Square, in a subsidized arts building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-chalamet/well-i-grew-up-in-hell-s-kitchen-right-next-to-times-square-in-a/)

[Pauline Chalamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-chalamet/)

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> [I watched the first week of 'Hell's Kitchen'. It was fascinating to see Marco Pierre White because I've only ever seen him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kaye/i-watched-the-first-week-of-hell-s-kitchen-it-was-fascinating-to-see/)

[Paul Kaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kaye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/paul-kaye-32692_hell_i-watched-the-first-week-of-hell-s-kitch_1896551.jpg)

> [I grew up a block away from Hell, and my pop-pop was a chef in Hell's Kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enzo-amore/i-grew-up-a-block-away-from-hell-and-my-pop-pop-was-a-chef-in-hell-s/)

[Enzo Amore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enzo-amore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/enzo-amore-7836_away_i-grew-up-a-block-away-from-hell-and-my_245596.jpg)

> [Shows like 'Top Chef,' 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world on a whole, but you have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-zakarian/shows-like-top-chef-hell-s-kitchen-have-helped-bring-attention-to-the/)

[Geoffrey Zakarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-zakarian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/geoffrey-zakarian-13135_attention_shows-like-top-chef-hell-s-kitchen-have_470387.jpg)

> [I moved to New York on October 21, 2004, and it was the day that the Chelsea Grill, a restaurant in Hell's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-groff/i-moved-to-new-york-on-october-21-2004-and-it-was-the-day-that-the/)

[Jonathan Groff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-groff/)

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