Career Quote by Dominique Crenn

I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come…

— Eric Ripert

There have been times when, as a chef, I've bawled at staff because something's not quite right. But later I'd reflect and feel guilty.

— Ainsley Harriott

I lived my whole life in the kitchen. Not only that, but it's the passion, it's the love for cooking and food. It's dictated…

— Grant Achatz

I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being stationary was not…

— Christina Tosi

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 grew up around food and in a restaurant, so it never dawned on me that this was a thing to do; it just…

— Roy Choi

I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens.

— Anthony Bourdain

My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the…

— Ina Garten

So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the full two years and worked in the restaurant industry…

— Alton Brown

I had always been told cooking was a servant's job.

— Michael Mina

“Kitchens have a funny way of forcing people, as different as they may be, to get along.”

— Dalia Jurgensen

I wouldn't mind working in restaurants again because you build up a relationship with the customers. I'm really inspired by the mundane - it's…

— Kate Nash