Becoming Quote by Dominique Crenn

You look at most of these 'best chef' lists, and there are about nine male chefs and one woman chef. The problem is still…

— Dominique Crenn

My food is about texture and technique.

— Dominique Crenn

My mom and dad taught me to never take anything for granted, and to give what you are to your community.

— Dominique Crenn

I kind of do not like the word chef. Chef, giving you a sense of hierarchy and power. To be a good cook and…

— Dominique Crenn

I was very fortunate to grow up in France with amazing parents who allowed me to understand the importance of activism. My dad was…

— Dominique Crenn

I came to the U.S. in the 1990s. I worked all around, including at Stars, and in 1996, I became the chef of Yoyo…

— Dominique Crenn

When you give someone an award and you tell them that they are the best female chef in the world, you alienate them from…

— Dominique Crenn

You have so much responsibility because when you're in the kitchen, it's not just food, it's where the food comes from, what you did…

— Dominique Crenn

I think I was eight or nine when I had my first long-form tasting menu.

— Dominique Crenn

When I interview people that want to work with us, I often disregard their resume, because a piece of paper, it doesn't tell me…

— Dominique Crenn

I grew up in France, eating the very best pastries.

— Dominique Crenn

Obviously, growing up in France, I had foie gras probably when I was two years old. Writing about it and understanding what's going on…

— Dominique Crenn