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title: "7 Working Restaurants Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Working Restaurants quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Working Restaurants sayings and thoughts."
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> [When you're in theater, you inevitably wind up working in restaurants. I made pastry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kurlansky/when-you-re-in-theater-you-inevitably-wind-up-working-in-restaurants/)

[Mark Kurlansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kurlansky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/mark-kurlansky-1988_actor_when-you-re-in-theater-you-inevitably-wi_114350.png)

> [I have spent more time in my life working and being in restaurants than being at home. I immediately feel comfortable entering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-torres/i-have-spent-more-time-in-my-life-working-and-being-in-restaurants/)

[Jacques Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/jacques-torres-18047_chef_i-have-spent-more-time-in-my-life-workin_683104.png)

> [Throughout my time working in restaurants, I developed an illogical dread of some basic kitchen tasks. None of them - picking and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samin-nosrat/throughout-my-time-working-in-restaurants-i-developed-an-illogical/)

[Samin Nosrat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samin-nosrat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/samin-nosrat-5057_difficult_throughout-my-time-working-in-restaurant_1054111.jpg)

> [I found, when I was working in restaurants, that I did have this sort of natural curiosity about why things work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-kenji-lopez-alt/i-found-when-i-was-working-in-restaurants-that-i-did-have-this-sort/)

[J. Kenji Lopez-Alt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-kenji-lopez-alt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/j-kenji-lopez-alt-5948_curiosity_i-found-when-i-was-working-in-restaurant_1070055.jpg)

> [I wouldn't mind working in restaurants again because you build up a relationship with the customers. I'm really inspired by the mundane…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-nash/i-wouldn-t-mind-working-in-restaurants-again-because-you-build-up-a/)

[Kate Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-nash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e8/kate-nash-3264_best_i-wouldn-t-mind-working-in-restaurants-a_1315026.jpg)

> [I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-schneider/i-was-working-in-restaurants-as-a-captain-and-as-a-waiter/)

[Sally Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-schneider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/sally-schneider-24102_captain_i-was-working-in-restaurants-as-a-captai_2884235.png)

> [I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-norton/i-spent-a-long-time-working-in-restaurants-and-making-no-money-it-was/)

[Graham Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-norton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/graham-norton-11498_been_i-spent-a-long-time-working-in-restauran_2910017.png)

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