Massimo Bottura Professions : Chef Born : September 30, 1962 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Massimo Bottura I am Massimo Bottura. I close my eyes and I want to understand where I am, cooking is about emotion, it's about culture, it's about love, it's about memory. Massimo Bottura eye love memories We're not choosing the art, the art is choosing us. The pieces are choosing the walls where they hang. Massimo Bottura wall pieces art Success in life is about obsession Massimo Bottura success-in-life obsession life-is Sometimes I wonder if guests are present at the table when they are obsessing about photographing everything they eat, one time a guest suggested I change the colour of the plates (from white to black) because he said the photographs would look better. Massimo Bottura top-news Since I was a kid I was Massimo Bottura -- I was escaping from my older brother under the table in the kitchen and from down there, where my grandmother was defending me, in the meantime she was rolling pasta, i was looking at the world from another point of view. It's what we do in Osteria Francescana every day. Massimo Bottura travel So in another way in your mind you feel tradition is oppressive... it's so difficult to be creative with such a heavy heritage. Massimo Bottura travel Similar Authors Bryant Terry chef Alice Waters chef Auguste Escoffier chef Art Smith chef April Bloomfield chef Anthony Bourdain chef All Authors