Career Quote by Rick Stein

I had a very normal childhood, and my mother cooked very normal food.

— Ferran Adria

My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.

— Thomas Keller

My mum was the most wonderful cook and our house was always full of delicious food and interesting people. I remember dad entertaining the…

— Ainsley Harriott

I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it.

— Jamie Oliver

I grew up just outside Hay-on-Wye, on the borders of Wales, on a farm. It was an amazing childhood, but I got a bit…

— Jessica Raine

I started to take a keen interest in food when I was 16 years old. When I was a young teenager my mother always…

— Ainsley Harriott

My mother was really young when she had me, so she was a horrible cook, but we lived with my grandmother, who was fantastic.…

— Debi Mazar

We were brought up in a very happy family and I can't whinge about my childhood because it was idyllic.

— Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

I remember being a young boy in Spain and watching my parents cook. We didn't go to a lot of restaurants because we didn't…

— Anonymous

I've cooked my whole life, and I grew up in a household of cooks.

— John Carter Cash

Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an…

— Kelis

My curiosity and love for food started at an early age. My mother was a working mom, so I learned to whip up sweet…

— Christina Tosi