--- title: "8 Kitchen Quotes By Christina Tosi" description: "8 Kitchen quotes by Christina Tosi. Plus more from Christina Tosi and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/christina-tosi-5337_career_i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because_6979.jpg" --- > [I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being stationary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because-the-thought-of-sitting-and/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/christina-tosi-5337_career_i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because_6979.jpg) > [I like trying to keep as honest and straightforward of a point of view in our kitchen as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-straightforward-of-a-point-of/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/christina-tosi-5337_honest_i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-stra_1227315.png) > [My first season of 'MasterChef' was tricky. I took a risk going into TV. I was confident it was the right risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/my-first-season-of-masterchef-was-tricky-i-took-a-risk-going-into-tv/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/christina-tosi-5337_food_my-first-season-of-masterchef-was-tricky_1568643.jpg) > [The 'Momofuku Milk Bar' cookbook is rather technical. I wanted it to feel like you were walking into the doors of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/the-momofuku-milk-bar-cookbook-is-rather-technical-i-wanted-it-to/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/christina-tosi-5337_cookbook_the-momofuku-milk-bar-cookbook-is-rather_2096388.png) > [I think a lot of people think being in the kitchen is being really serious, and especially that baking is very serious,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-being-in-the-kitchen-is-being-really/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/christina-tosi-5337_baking_i-think-a-lot-of-people-think-being-in-t_2135023.jpg) > [I love to jump around, bounce around, and be active, which is one of the other reasons I decided to pursue a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-love-to-jump-around-bounce-around-and-be-active-which-is-one-of-the/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/christina-tosi-5337_baking_i-love-to-jump-around-bounce-around-and_2895831.jpg) > [There are other things that set me off a lot more than what it's like to be a woman in the kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/there-are-other-things-that-set-me-off-a-lot-more-than-what-it-s-like/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/christina-tosi-5337_kitchen_there-are-other-things-that-set-me-off-a_3042462.png) > [Nike Air Zooms are what I usually run in. In the kitchen, I wear a beaten-up pair of Converse All-Stars in winter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/nike-air-zooms-are-what-i-usually-run-in-in-the-kitchen-i-wear-a/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/christina-tosi-5337_air_nike-air-zooms-are-what-i-usually-run-in_3216251.png) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## More by Christina Tosi > [I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being stationary was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because-the-thought-of-sitting-and/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [Simple jewelry is best - bigger pieces get in the way when I'm baking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/simple-jewelry-is-best-bigger-pieces-get-in-the-way-when-i-m-baking/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [The secret to having an epically beloved bakery is consistency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/the-secret-to-having-an-epically-beloved-bakery-is-consistency/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [When I'm going to do something, I go all in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/when-i-m-going-to-do-something-i-go-all-in/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [If you're coming to dinner at our house, you know you're gonna be well-fed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/if-you-re-coming-to-dinner-at-our-house-you-know-you-re-gonna-be-well/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [I feel like a lot of the pastry chefs and chefs I worked for and worked under were always really, really big on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-feel-like-a-lot-of-the-pastry-chefs-and-chefs-i-worked-for-and/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [When I opened Milk Bar in November 2008, I was quite adamant about making sure the bakery was an honest reflection of life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/when-i-opened-milk-bar-in-november-2008-i-was-quite-adamant-about/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [I think the cereal milk is my most proud achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-think-the-cereal-milk-is-my-most-proud-achievement/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [Out of culinary school, I worked as a pastry cook in amazing restaurants for years. I ended up leaving the pastry cook scene because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/out-of-culinary-school-i-worked-as-a-pastry-cook-in-amazing/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [No matter how bad your day is, when you start talking about cookies or cakes or pies, or you bring someone cookies, there's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/no-matter-how-bad-your-day-is-when-you-start-talking-about-cookies-or/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [People underestimate the power of the root vegetable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/people-underestimate-the-power-of-the-root-vegetable/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [I'm not a normal person with normal tastebuds, so I'll save you all from cringing/dissing on my late night flavour pairings, but I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-m-not-a-normal-person-with-normal-tastebuds-so-i-ll-save-you-all/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [When I'm menu-developing at Milk Bar, I'll go for weeks at a time where all I'm doing is testing out layer cakes or different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/when-i-m-menu-developing-at-milk-bar-i-ll-go-for-weeks-at-a-time/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [I love a good challenge of looking with new eyes at a tried and true recipe in my recipe Rolodex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-love-a-good-challenge-of-looking-with-new-eyes-at-a-tried-and-true/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) > [I could never really decide what I wanted to be when I grew up, and for a while, I thought that maybe I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-could-never-really-decide-what-i-wanted-to-be-when-i-grew-up-and/) [Christina Tosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-tosi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kitchen/christina-tosi/#itemlist", "name": "8 Kitchen Quotes By Christina Tosi", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being stationary was not something that I could get my head around.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Tosi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because-the-thought-of-sitting-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/christina-tosi-5337_career_i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because_6979.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/christina-tosi-5337_career_i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because_6979.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/christina-tosi-5337_career_i-chose-a-career-in-the-kitchen-because_6979.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being…” — Christina Tosi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like trying to keep as honest and straightforward of a point of view in our kitchen as possible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Tosi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-tosi/i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-straightforward-of-a-point-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/christina-tosi-5337_honest_i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-stra_1227315.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/christina-tosi-5337_honest_i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-stra_1227315.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/christina-tosi-5337_honest_i-like-trying-to-keep-as-honest-and-stra_1227315.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like trying to keep as honest and straightforward of a point of view in our kitchen as possible.” — Christina Tosi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My first season of 'MasterChef' was tricky. 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