Better Quote by John Hickenlooper

The Kitchen, which my wife and I opened with our friend and amazing chef Hugo Matheson, was quickly recognized as the pioneer in 'green'…

— Kimbal Musk

Well, the first restaurant I worked in was Hooters.

— Randy Rainbow

Growing up, my dad owned a restaurant in Washington, DC, and food was something I was passionate about. But when I finally got into…

— David Chang

I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.' You didn't…

— Charlie Trotter

I've participated at summits where I was the only chef. I was surrounded with thinkers and writers and innovators.

— Dominique Crenn

I'm lucky that my restaurant partners are my wife Liz and Doug Petkovic. We opened our first restaurant over 15 years ago. And we…

— Michael Symon

When I told my friends and family that I was leaving Stars to open a burrito shop in Denver, they thought I was crazy,…

— Steve Ells

I actually got discovered in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a man who worked at a place that sold barbecue sandwiches!

— George Benson

I have an affinity for the old Seattle coffee shops, places like the Green Onion and the Copper Kettle, the classic kind of coffee…

— Tom Douglas

My first restaurant job was Knight of the Round Grill.

— J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

I'm the culinary and creative consultant for The Water Club.

— Geoffrey Zakarian

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

— Elliott Smith