Long Quote by Lidia Bastianich

I was brought up in a restaurant, I've worked in catering my whole life up until I was 20 full-time almost, I was a…

— Gok Wan

I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.

— Charlie Trotter

I started in the restaurant business at the age of 19 as a waitress. I loved the atmosphere and the camaraderie of the restaurant…

— Anne Burrell

I'm almost 40, so it's an awkward time in my career. You kind of hope it comes through and, if not, I'll be a…

— Matthew Lillard

I worked in restaurants the first half of my life.

— Bradley Cooper

I worked in restaurants for five or six years in New York. I've worked in restaurants a lot in my life. Never in the…

— Ayo Edebiri

I worked from 12 to 17, six years in a bakery. I was a pastry cook.

— Adam Giles

I was 18 when I first started working at a restaurant. I was a dishwasher. I only got the job because I wanted to…

— Ferran Adria

I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had…

— Paul Prudhomme

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.

— Rachel Roy

I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would…

— Bobby Flay

I've been in this industry since I was 12 years old.

— Emily Hampshire