Family Quote by Ainsley Harriott

My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up…

— Emeril Lagasse

My mom was a great cook and also a very creative cook.

— Anne Burrell

My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that…

— Alexandra Guarnaschelli

I was always a good cook from my mum showing me when I was a young lad, but hiring a chef helped me to…

— Ross Barkley

As a child, I first wanted to be a cook because my mother was such a good cook.

— Yves Rossy

Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an…

— Kelis

My mum was my primary school cook which was handy because she used to give me extra portions. After school me and my brother…

— Michelle Keegan

My mum, she's a really good cook, she was our school cook as well, so in primary school. She was always cooking and in…

— Michelle Keegan

My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.

— Mandy Patinkin

I always could cook. Mostly it was down to osmosis. I spent so much time in the kitchen with my mum as a kid.…

— Rick Stein

My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new…

— Giada De Laurentiis

My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me.

— Jake Gyllenhaal