Chef Quote by David Attenborough

A lot of food shows are people wanting to become celebrities, rather than encouraging people to cook.

— Gino D'Acampo

It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to…

— Curtis Stone

We now have a generation of people who in many cases feel that if they become chefs, they'll get a TV show. They have…

— Anthony Bourdain

It does seem to me that the British in particular, British horticultural literature and television programmes, focus a huge amount on how we garden…

— Monty Don

I am not saying celebrity chefs don't encourage children to cook. However, their programmes are so entertaining, you end up stuffing your face with…

— Prue Leith

The good news about showcasing chefs and the TV shows is they've attracted a lot more smart kids to the profession than 30 years…

— Wolfgang Puck

It's great that Mary Berry got a primetime TV show, but I don't think there are enough women chefs on TV.

— Rachel Khoo

Chefs don't become chefs just to earn stars - that's not the goal.

— Alain Ducasse

There is too much talk of cooking being an art or a science – we are only making ourselves something to eat.

— Nigel Slater

It's very different doing a food show in America and doing one in Britain. I did a 20-part series for the BBC series called…

— Toby Young

There are so many food shows, really beautiful ones, that exist to elevate professional cooking and professional chefs. But there aren't that many that…

— Samin Nosrat

The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's…

— Daniel Boulud