Chef Quotes

371 quotes by 204 authors

I don't like to sit still for long at all, which has probably helped me along the way, and partly why I was drawn to… — Curtis Stone
When I was a kid, I have two dreams. I want to be a baseball player. Hometown, Hiroshima, has a Japanese baseball franchise team called… — Masaharu Morimoto
Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher! — Masaharu Morimoto
I love 'Gossip Girl.' I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted to Bravo and reality shows like 'Top… — Jessica Stroup
You don't become a chef to become famous. — Eric Ripert
When I was twelve, I decided to become a chef. I stole a book from the library about the greatest restaurants in France. I'd flip… — Eric Ripert
You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books. — Thomas Keller
I believe Fernand Point is one of the last true gourmands of the 20th century. His ruminations are extraordinary and thought-provoking. He has been an… — Thomas Keller
Economic theorists, like French chefs in regard to food, have developed stylized models whose ingredients are limited by some unwritten rules. Just as traditional French… — George Akerlof
I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at… — Barry Bonds
Is it a good hot dog? Thatâ€™s all I want to know â€¦ I donâ€™t think the personal health and purity of my colon is… — Anthony Bourdain
As a chef Iâ€™m not your dietitian or your ethicist, Iâ€™m in the pleasure business. — Anthony Bourdain
I think I'm going to give my baby her first food on Thanksgiving, make her some organic sweet potato. I'm very excited! It's going to… — Lily Aldridge
Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on 'Top Chef,' I feel, is an extension of that.… — Padma Lakshmi
Eh! Je suis leur chef, il fallait bien les suivre. (Ah well! I am their leader, I really ought to follow them.) — Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin
A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis,… — Charlie Trotter
Fame hurt. People thought I was a sellout chef and stopped coming to my restaurant. — Chris Cosentino
Something I didn't even know was on my bucket list has been achieved. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner with Martha Stewart. I vow to follow… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson
'The chef on duty will constantly point out the time, name the next project, and finish with 'push!' The entire team then calls it back.… — Jorge Hernandez
Spinach and champagne. Going back to the kitchens at the old Waldorf. Dancing on the kitchen tables, wearing the chef's headgear. Finally, a crash and… — Zelda Fitzgerald

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