Cooking Quote by Gail Simmons

“Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.”

Gail Simmons

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (6 ratings)

Cooking Cooking Quintessential Food Naturally Cooking Patience Patience Came Quintessential Quintessential Skill Skills

More by Gail Simmons

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

Gail Simmons

Image

You know, I lose patience really easily; I'd rather shop in the grocery store than in the department store. I can pick an apple…

Gail Simmons

Image

I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars, like Wogie's in the…

Gail Simmons

Image

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

Gail Simmons

Image

I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'Top Chef: Just Desserts,' but when I…

Gail Simmons

Image

Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of time eating sweets on…

Gail Simmons

Image

I sit at this really weird crossroads. My job requires me to take in calories. I take care of myself. I eat healthy. I…

Gail Simmons

Image

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

Gail Simmons

Image

Patience is the secret to good food.

Gail Simmons

Image

I always want my guests to be happy and impressed.

Gail Simmons

Image

I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have the Mish-Mash omelet with hot dogs, salami,…

Gail Simmons

Image

If you don't use good ingredients, the outcome is never going to be excellent. But if you buy the freshest ingredients that are in…

Gail Simmons

Image

Explore all 50 Gail Simmons quotes

More Cooking quotes

Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the…

Benjamin Franklin

Image

The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical…

Richard Baxter

Image

I enjoy cooking, but stick to modern dishes.

David Starkey

Image

Give me a platter of choice finnan haddie, freshly cooked in its bath of water and milk, add melted butter, a slice or two…

Craig Claiborne

Image

A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually…

Mark Twain

Image

“In the back of the fridge I checked out some stewed apples destined to fester. I examined them closely and reckoned they had only…

Helen Brown

Image

My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.

Cat Cora

Image

Cooking brings me so much joy. I love everything, down to the execution of the plate to picking out fresh ingredients at the market.…

Kathryn Budig

Image

Recipes don't work unless you use your heart!

Dylan Jones

Image

Cooking is 80 percent confidence, a skill best acquired starting from when the apron strings wrap around you twice.

Barbara Kingsolver

Image

I have a great time cooking and eating Thai green chicken curry.

Akshay Kumar

Image

There are times when born hollandaise heads, as well as nouveaux turbot freaks and recherche escargotphiles alike crave the saignet abundance of a New…

Gael Greene

Image

Browse all 2,887 Cooking quotes

Cooking Quote by Gail Simmons

Related quotes

More by Gail Simmons

More Cooking quotes