Quotes by Chef I've been fascinated by the world ever since I read 'Kitchen Confidential' by Anthony Bourdain. I've watched 'Top Chef' and watched interviews with chefs on 'Charlie Rose'... I thought they're really intriguing characters, and they really encapsulate that tension between vision and commerce, art and commerce. Jon Favreau vision chef world art I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and he's kind of lost his passion and his voice, so he seeks out some refinement and redemption. Jon Favreau think passion life chef I always say that I don't believe I'm a chef. I try to be a storyteller. Jose Andres say try believe chef A cocktail can be made by the bartender. But the cocktail also can be made by the chef. Jose Andres cocktail bartender made chef When we are trying to come up with new health laws, you bring doctors, you bring experts in medicine. In urban planning, you bring the best architects. How it is possible that when we are talking about the way we are going to feed America, no chef shows up in the room? Jose Andres best you health chef I believe no chef becomes what he becomes without having many people influence him. Jose Andres influence believe people chef A savory chef must first master his knife skills and understand the basics of sauces and soups, etc., before he/she may move on to become a great chef. It is no different for pastry chefs. If you do not have a strong foundation and are a master of the basics, then you will never be that strong - you will never be a master of the trade - period. Johnny Iuzzini great you strong chef Everyone has days when things can go wrong. That doesn't make you a bad pastry chef - that makes you human. Johnny Iuzzini everyone bad you chef A pastry chef's lifespan in a restaurant is limited. You have to open a bakery or pastry shop. There's only so far you can go in a restaurant. Johnny Iuzzini restaurant go you chef As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that. Joel Robuchon your you respect chef I was a hostess, a waitress, a cafe manager, and a prep chef. For one job, I had to wear a hat shaped like a head of garlic. Jenna Blum cafe hat job chef The role of a chef isn't to reinvent dishes but to tweak. Jean-Georges Vongerichten reinvent role dishes chef My mother was an enthusiastic chef but wildly disorganized, and often preferred purchasing yet another jar of mace or chili powder rather than having to hunt down its last incarnation. Janet Fitch down last mother chef A friend of mine is a chef in Bali, and another friend said, 'God, he's like Brad Pitt,' and I said, 'Yeah, I think he's more like arm Pitt,' 'cause, you know, 'Brad Pitt' would be a bit of an overstatement. Owain Yeoman friend you god chef I wanted to be a chef; I became a hero. Jackie Shroff became hero wanted chef In an Indian kitchen, the focus is on getting the job or dish done right in whatever way possible; however, in a French kitchen there's a clear hierarchy, and a chef has to know where their skills are and not go beyond them. Manish Dayal job focus way chef You are in school, and you hear about 'Iron Chef' and think, 'One day, I have to be on 'Iron Chef.' Maneet Chauhan day you chef school While some people may think being a chef only entails making enticing dishes and pushing the culinary boundaries, being a part of the food industry involves much more. Marcus Samuelsson think food people chef They say never trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to stay healthy when you're a chef means you have to work twice as hard. Marcus Samuelsson you trust work chef If I didn't ever model? I would be back in Kansas. I would probably end up being a pastry chef. My grandma taught me how to make a pie. Lindsey Wixson end back me chef «4567891011121314»
