Chef Quote by Marky Ramone

I have my idols like Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, and those chefs that really forged the way in Americas understanding of food. Then working…

— Paul Wahlberg

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

If your grandparents are Mexican, you can relate through the roots of the show [Top Chef], through the food, through the traditions and find…

— Ana Claudia Talancon

My mother used to always put Barry Manilow on in the car, so I know all the words to 'Copacabana'.

— Katy Wix

Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.

— Pete Seeger

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

I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends such as…

— Emeril Lagasse

My dad was in the restaurant business, but I didn't really think about following him. Had I done better at school, I don't know…

— David Chang

As a young manager, I had no idea what it meant to be a chef.

— Roy Choi

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

When I was a teenager, I worked in New Orleans for a chef named Paul Prudhomme. That was a very important time in my…

— Aaron Sanchez

My dad's best friend was a food writer and critic, so I was very lucky to eat in beautiful Michelin-starred restaurants growing up.

— Dominique Crenn