--- title: "1 Taught Cook Quotes By Eric Ripert" description: "1 Taught Cook quotes by Eric Ripert. Plus more from Eric Ripert and more Taught Cook sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/eric-ripert-8689_art_prior-to-my-second-stint-in-perpignan-i_294777.jpg" --- > [“Prior to my second stint in Perpignan, I was a fine diner and as I saw it, food was art. At vocational school, I was being taught how to cook, but I was frustrated by how basic the dishes were.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/eric-ripert-8689_art_prior-to-my-second-stint-in-perpignan-i_294777.jpg) ## 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/taught-cook/eric-ripert/#itemlist", "name": "1 Taught Cook Quotes By Eric Ripert", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Prior to my second stint in Perpignan, I was a fine diner and as I saw it, food was art. At vocational school, I was being taught how to cook, but I was frustrated by how basic the dishes were. I was like a kid who had grown up listening to Chopin, then showed up at music school, never having actually played an instrument. I mean, when you listen to Chopin all the time, you want to become Chopin. 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