All Jacques Pepin Quotes
- Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in… All
- The idea of old was to conform yourself to a style of cooking, it was not to create a style of cooking. Now the chef… Chef
- Thirty, 40 years ago, more than that now, even, the cook was certainly at the bottom of the social scale. And any mother would've wanted… Ago
- This is what a family is all about - one another, sitting around the table at night. And it's very, very important, I think, for… All
- My palate is simpler than it used to be. A young chef adds and adds and adds to the plate. As you get older, you… Add
- I say: If you don't know how to cook, I'm sure you have at least one friend who knows how to cook. Well, call that… Ahead
- If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it's hard to beat bread and butter. Beat
- One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and then olive oil… Addition
- Just because I am a chef doesn't mean I don't rely on fast recipes. Indeed, we all have moments when, pressed for time, we'll use… All
- My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We… Beans