--- title: "7 Kitchen Quotes By Eric Ripert" description: "7 Kitchen quotes by Eric Ripert. Plus more from Eric Ripert and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/eric-ripert-8689_cooking_in-a-professional-kitchen-the-idea-is-to_1663667.png" --- > [In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while theyre cooking. You want them to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/in-a-professional-kitchen-the-idea-is-to-have-your-cooks-not-moving/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/eric-ripert-8689_cooking_in-a-professional-kitchen-the-idea-is-to_1663667.png) > [As young cook, especially in France, they're very tough in the kitchen. The idea is to make you humble and learn fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/as-young-cook-especially-in-france-they-re-very-tough-in-the-kitchen/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/eric-ripert-8689_cook_as-young-cook-especially-in-france-they_2156005.png) > [I have more eating memories than cooking memories and many memories of being in the kitchen - I was always attracted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-have-more-eating-memories-than-cooking-memories-and-many-memories/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/eric-ripert-8689_cooking_i-have-more-eating-memories-than-cooking_2317352.png) > [In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while they're cooking. You want them to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/in-a-professional-kitchen-the-idea-is-to-have-your-cooks-not-moving-2/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/eric-ripert-8689_cooking_in-a-professional-kitchen-the-idea-is-to_2317457.png) > [Just walking in the kitchen (and we have three kitchens at Le Bernardin), I exercise quite a lot. I also walk in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/just-walking-in-the-kitchen-and-we-have-three-kitchens-at-le/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/eric-ripert-8689_central-park_just-walking-in-the-kitchen-and-we-have_2736528.png) > [It was my first day working at Tour d'Argent, a famous restaurant in Paris, in 1982, and they were celebrating their 400th…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/it-was-my-first-day-working-at-tour-d-argent-a-famous-restaurant-in/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/eric-ripert-8689_bowls_it-was-my-first-day-working-at-tour-d-ar_2825711.jpg) > [I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-see-a-lot-of-people-who-change-careers-in-the-middle-of-their-life/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/eric-ripert-8689_career_i-see-a-lot-of-people-who-change-careers_2836951.png) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## More by Eric Ripert > [For me, food is about memories, feelings, emotions, and so is Le Bernardin, and that's why it's not just a restaurant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/for-me-food-is-about-memories-feelings-emotions-and-so-is-le/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [Well, cooking starts with shopping. If the ingredients are not good, you don't do it. Just change your mind and do something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/well-cooking-starts-with-shopping-if-the-ingredients-are-not-good-you/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [Cooks build muscles; we can stand all day long on our feet and not feel the pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/cooks-build-muscles-we-can-stand-all-day-long-on-our-feet-and-not/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [“Prior to my second stint in Perpignan, I was a fine diner and as I saw it, food was art. At vocational school, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/prior-to-my-second-stint-in-perpignan-i-was-a-fine-diner-and-as-i-saw/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [My mother and my grandmother would make an apple tart in different styles, and I had one per day. Every day I would eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/my-mother-and-my-grandmother-would-make-an-apple-tart-in-different/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [I barely speak English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-barely-speak-english/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [I find the organic wave much more interesting in America than in France.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-find-the-organic-wave-much-more-interesting-in-america-than-in/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/to-me-it-s-very-important-to-have-time-at-the-restaurant-but-also/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-come-from-a-family-of-farmers-on-both-sides-of-my-family/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [For me, I do not wish to build an empire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/for-me-i-do-not-wish-to-build-an-empire/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [I'm a very bad baker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-m-a-very-bad-baker/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [Fast food is both evil and genius. Because of it we can feed a large number of people fairly decently at an affordable price.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/fast-food-is-both-evil-and-genius-because-of-it-we-can-feed-a-large/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [The importance of reading, for me, is that it allows you to dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/the-importance-of-reading-for-me-is-that-it-allows-you-to-dream/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [Cooking is a holistic process of planning, preparing, dining and sharing food. I place food at the center of our humanity, as it nourishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/cooking-is-a-holistic-process-of-planning-preparing-dining-and/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) > [A lot of foreign people say, when asking about eating habits, 'What is your guilty pleasure?' I have no guilt. Whatever I do, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/a-lot-of-foreign-people-say-when-asking-about-eating-habits-what-is/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kitchen/eric-ripert/#itemlist", "name": "7 Kitchen Quotes By Eric Ripert", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while theyre cooking. 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