Curtis Stone Professions : Chef Born : November 4, 1975 Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by Curtis Stone I think my cooking these days is a lot more relaxed from when I was working in professional kitchens. Spending time in people's kitchens made me realize that people want to eat healthy meals that are easy to prepare, with minimal ingredients that can be made on a budget. Curtis Stone me cooking time people Smell is so powerful, you know. My grannies would both bake things like shortbreads and cookies. I think whenever I smell those kinds of things it really takes me back to my childhood. Curtis Stone think me you childhood You do tend to miss that repetition of day in and day out in a restaurant. I would like to open someplace where I can get back in touch with that side of my restaurant background. It is something we have plans to do and not sure how or when, but it is not too far away. Curtis Stone restaurant day you far-away You've got to set yourself up to be as healthy as you can. The thing we tend to do is when it gets to be a bit too hard, we actually opt out for the absolute worst option. For example, if you're in a rush in a morning and you feel like you don't have time to make breakfast, you skip it. Curtis Stone yourself you time morning I had the opportunity to go to law school, and my dad, who was an accountant, couldn't believe I wanted to walk away from that and start cooking. Curtis Stone walk cooking opportunity believe For 'Around the World in 80 Plates' we got to travel all over, having what was like a cross between a culinary competition and races. And in each country we had a chef Ambassador. We went to London, Barcelona, Bologna, Hong Kong, Thailand, Morocco... It was amazing. Curtis Stone competition chef world travel When I was very young, I got my first opportunity in television with a show called 'Surfing the Menu,' and it was myself and another buddy. We traveled around Australia and we surfed and cooked and drank too much wine. And we had a lot of fun. Curtis Stone myself wine opportunity fun Keep it simple in the kitchen. If you use quality ingredients, you don't need anything fancy to make food delicious: just a knife, a cutting board, and some good nonstick cookware, and you're set. Curtis Stone good you simple food My American home is L.A., which is the ultimate city for 365 days of summer. Curtis Stone american city summer home Similar Authors Bryant Terry chef Alice Waters chef Auguste Escoffier chef Art Smith chef April Bloomfield chef Anthony Bourdain chef All Authors