Chef Quote by Kristen Kish

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

Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them…

— Tom Colicchio

Being on "Top Chef" opens a lot of doors and gives you a wider audience than you may have had before. It was super-scary…

— Stephanie Izard

When you have a chef that wants to be in the spotlight, maybe after one or two appearances on a show, they think they're…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

It's an interesting thing, Top Chef. Some of the contestants will make you one great dish, and then make you something on the next…

— Wolfgang Puck

The entire 'Top Chef' experience was a learning experience. I learned about myself as a competitor, a teammate, a friend, a chef, a mother.

— Antonia Lofaso

You know what, I don't really watch a lot of cooking shows, but what's great about them is that it inspires a lot of…

— Roy Yamaguchi

Shows like 'Top Chef,' 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world on a whole, but you have to be cautious it…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

The level of competition on 'Iron Chef' was very intense. In fact, I feel like the show provides chefs with a stamp of approval…

— Maneet Chauhan

TV is great and can open up doors, but if you aren't there to cook because you love it, don't go. Don't go to…

— Kristen Kish

You can't be a chef and appear on television all the time. It's impossible. At least when I earned my stars, I was always…

— Marco Pierre White

I love cooking shows! I'm not a bad cook myself, but I must say that I admire the creativity of those young chefs. It…

— Leila Slimani