Casts Quote by Warner LeRoy

“Every restaurant is a theater, and the truly great ones allow us to indulge in the fantasy that we are rich and powerful. When…

— Ruth Reichl

“A while back, my friend Graydon Carter mentioned that he was opening a restaurant in New York. I cautioned him against this, because it’s…

— Nora Ephron

A good restaurant is like a vacation; it transports you, and it becomes a lot more than just about the food.

— Philip Rosenthal

The person who's receiving the food cooks as much as the chef. They have a very important role to play... There's no other activity…

— Ferran Adria

In more day-to-day restaurants, things have undergone a seismic change towards informality and sharing, which has been years in the making. Nowadays, people don't…

— Ferran Adria

Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled.

— Joe Bastianich

My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, 'What are you in the…

— Charlie Trotter

People talk about alienation in the city. Diners are a place where you feel comfortable, an extension of your house.

— Richard Greenberg

Hospitality is central to the restaurant business, yet it's a hard idea to define precisely. Mostly, it involves being nice to people and making…

— John Lanchester

The only kind of restaurant I could imagine doing would be the extraordinarily snooty restaurant with three or four tables, and I would cook…

— Steve Albini

Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently.

— Joe Bastianich

Although the skills aren't hard to learn, finding the happiness and finding the satisfaction and finding fulfillment in continuously serving somebody else something good…

— Mario Batali