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title: "1 Middle Life Quotes By Eric Ripert"
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> [I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.](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/)

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## 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/)

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