Age Quote by Anonymous

At 15, I had to choose a vocational school, and I was delighted, of course, to go to culinary school. But learning the basics…

— Eric Ripert

I always loved cooking, from an early age. I kind of wanted to be a chef.

— Caleb Followill

I didn't harbor a huge desire to become a chef until I graduated from college.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

As a young girl, being a chef did not cross my mind - I wanted to conquer the world. I wanted to play with…

— Dominique Crenn

When I first started cooking, I was very much an intuitive cook when it came to taste, but that didn't mean I didn't want…

— Carla Hall

At a very young age, I fell in love with the idea of being in a restaurant and being surrounded with people around me.…

— Dominique Crenn

I started waiting tables in college and realized how much I loved the business and loved to cook. I decided to go to culinary…

— Anne Burrell

The summer before I went to culinary school, my family wanted me to take a job on a movie to make sure that I…

— Giada De Laurentiis

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

— Yves Rossy

My mom was a great cook so I always wanted to eat and make stuff. I did cooking in 4-H but it wasn't until…

— Anne Burrell

I had a passion for cooking, and I was a very bad student.

— Eric Ripert

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