Career Quote by Anthony Bourdain

I wasn't meant to be a cook. It's a profession I accidentally fell into one summer between college semesters while looking for an easy…

— J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

I don't have the talent, the temperament, or the patience to be a great chef. I'd much rather order from someone who can really…

— Philip Rosenthal

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

— Martha Stewart

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

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.

— Joe Jonas

If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that's exactly what I did.

— Gordon Ramsay

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

— Rene Redzepi

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

I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting…

— Eddie Huang

I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would…

— Bobby Flay

No one would call me a great cook, but over years of cooking, for me, confidence has replaced ambition.

— Tom Junod

I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.

— Eddie Huang