--- title: "7 Kitchen Quotes By Dominique Crenn" description: "7 Kitchen quotes by Dominique Crenn. Plus more from Dominique Crenn and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/dominique-crenn-6301_activism_you-have-so-much-responsibility-because_263918.jpg" --- > [You have so much responsibility because when you're in the kitchen, it's not just food, it's where the food comes from, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/you-have-so-much-responsibility-because-when-you-re-in-the-kitchen-it/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/dominique-crenn-6301_activism_you-have-so-much-responsibility-because_263918.jpg) > [My grandmother was kind, but she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to give a command. When, eventually, I ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/my-grandmother-was-kind-but-she-knew-what-she-wanted-and-she-wasn-t/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/dominique-crenn-6301_kind_my-grandmother-was-kind-but-she-knew-wha_1306914.jpg) > [I try not to spend 10 hours in the kitchen when I cook at home for guests. That's why I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-try-not-to-spend-10-hours-in-the-kitchen-when-i-cook-at-home-for/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/dominique-crenn-6301_everything_i-try-not-to-spend-10-hours-in-the-kitch_1494252.jpg) > [When I started to work in the kitchen, there's not a lot of women that were working and I didn't try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/when-i-started-to-work-in-the-kitchen-there-s-not-a-lot-of-women-that/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/dominique-crenn-6301_attention_when-i-started-to-work-in-the-kitchen-th_2418521.jpg) > [Early in my career, I was told I shouldn't try to work in a kitchen, that I should consider serving or managing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/early-in-my-career-i-was-told-i-shouldn-t-try-to-work-in-a-kitchen/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/dominique-crenn-6301_career_early-in-my-career-i-was-told-i-shouldn_2488394.jpg) > [I'm not even a just a kitchen cook - everything we do has a purpose, and there's meaning to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-m-not-even-a-just-a-kitchen-cook-everything-we-do-has-a-purpose-and/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/dominique-crenn-6301_everything_i-m-not-even-a-just-a-kitchen-cook-every_2567051.jpg) > [In general, cooks like to be in the kitchen and they don't really interact with others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/in-general-cooks-like-to-be-in-the-kitchen-and-they-don-t-really/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/dominique-crenn-6301_cooks_in-general-cooks-like-to-be-in-the-kitch_2731213.jpg) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## More by Dominique Crenn > [You look at most of these 'best chef' lists, and there are about nine male chefs and one woman chef. The problem is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/you-look-at-most-of-these-best-chef-lists-and-there-are-about-nine/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [My food is about texture and technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/my-food-is-about-texture-and-technique/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [My mom and dad taught me to never take anything for granted, and to give what you are to your community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/my-mom-and-dad-taught-me-to-never-take-anything-for-granted-and-to/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I kind of do not like the word chef. Chef, giving you a sense of hierarchy and power. To be a good cook and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-kind-of-do-not-like-the-word-chef-chef-giving-you-a-sense-of/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I was very fortunate to grow up in France with amazing parents who allowed me to understand the importance of activism. My dad was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-was-very-fortunate-to-grow-up-in-france-with-amazing-parents-who/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I came to the U.S. in the 1990s. I worked all around, including at Stars, and in 1996, I became the chef of Yoyo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-came-to-the-u-s-in-the-1990s-i-worked-all-around-including-at-stars/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [When you give someone an award and you tell them that they are the best female chef in the world, you alienate them from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/when-you-give-someone-an-award-and-you-tell-them-that-they-are-the/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [You have so much responsibility because when you're in the kitchen, it's not just food, it's where the food comes from, what you did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/you-have-so-much-responsibility-because-when-you-re-in-the-kitchen-it/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I think I was eight or nine when I had my first long-form tasting menu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-think-i-was-eight-or-nine-when-i-had-my-first-long-form-tasting-menu/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [When I interview people that want to work with us, I often disregard their resume, because a piece of paper, it doesn't tell me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/when-i-interview-people-that-want-to-work-with-us-i-often-disregard/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I grew up in France, eating the very best pastries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-grew-up-in-france-eating-the-very-best-pastries/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [Obviously, growing up in France, I had foie gras probably when I was two years old. Writing about it and understanding what's going on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/obviously-growing-up-in-france-i-had-foie-gras-probably-when-i-was/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I have a big mouth. And I'm not afraid to use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-have-a-big-mouth-and-i-m-not-afraid-to-use-it/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I've participated at summits where I was the only chef. I was surrounded with thinkers and writers and innovators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-ve-participated-at-summits-where-i-was-the-only-chef-i-was/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) > [I'm talking to a lot of my industry to maybe try to create a guild and coalition where people, when they retire, would get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-crenn/i-m-talking-to-a-lot-of-my-industry-to-maybe-try-to-create-a-guild/) [Dominique Crenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-crenn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kitchen/dominique-crenn/#itemlist", "name": "7 Kitchen Quotes By Dominique Crenn", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have so much responsibility because when you're in the kitchen, it's not just food, it's where the food comes from, what you did with production, what you did it with human interaction, and how you did it with different cultures. 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