--- title: "4 Andre Soltner Quotes - Famous Chef" description: "André Soltner was a French-American chef and author, based for decades at New York City's Lutèce, from its opening in 1961 as chef, later as partner and..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andre-soltner-12744.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Andre Soltner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andre-soltner-12744.jpg) # Andre Soltner (1932–2025) Chef **4** quotes in **38** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Andre Soltner was a chef, best known for *Ellis Island oral history project, series NPS, no. 038*. ## Quick Facts About Andre Soltner Born November 20, 1932 Died January 18, 2025 Profession Chef Notable works Ellis Island oral history project, series NPS, no. 038 ## About Andre Soltner André Soltner was a French-American chef and author, based for decades at New York City's Lutèce, from its opening in 1961 as chef, later as partner and from 1973 as owner until 1994. He ran the restaurant together with his wife, Simone. He was regarded as one of America's first superstar chefs, and the restaurant as America's Best French Restaurant. Soltner later was Dean of Classic Studies at the French Culinary Institute. ## Quotes by Andre Soltner > [I think the future for young chefs is much brighter than it was 40 years ago. Because people have become so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-soltner/i-think-the-future-for-young-chefs-is-much-brighter-than-it-was-40/) [Andre Soltner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-soltner/) [Brighter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brighter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/andre-soltner-66704_brighter_i-think-the-future-for-young-chefs-is-mu_617757.jpg) > [When you find a waiter who is a waiter and not an actor, writer, musician or poet, you've found a jewel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-soltner/when-you-find-a-waiter-who-is-a-waiter-and-not-an-actor-writer/) [Andre Soltner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-soltner/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/andre-soltner-66704_actors_when-you-find-a-waiter-who-is-a-waiter-a_782127.jpg) > [I always say this to the young chefs and mean it: The customer is excited, he says you are an artist, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-soltner/i-always-say-this-to-the-young-chefs-and-mean-it-the-customer-is/) [Andre Soltner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-soltner/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/andre-soltner-66704_art_i-always-say-this-to-the-young-chefs-and_967198.jpg) > [One must cook a piece of meat a thousand times before one begins to truly understand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-soltner/one-must-cook-a-piece-of-meat-a-thousand-times-before-one-begins-to/) [Andre Soltner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-soltner/) [Cooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51f/andre-soltner-66704_cooks_one-must-cook-a-piece-of-meat-a-thousand_1467365.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-soltner/#itemlist", "name": "Andre Soltner Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the future for young chefs is much brighter than it was 40 years ago. 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