Being a great baker and pastry chef requires the upmost open mind. I try every dessert that comes my way! Christina Tosi More Quotes by Christina Tosi More Quotes From Christina Tosi We always try to remember that at the end of the day, it's just cookies. Don't stress that hard, because it's a terrible thing to take home with you. Christina Tosi stress home life Sometimes, brown-butter Rice Krispie Treats sneak in and try to start trying to pull me out of quiet ‘me time,’ it’s not the worst thing in the world, but it happens. I believe that there’s plenty of time for any and every relationship that I might need or want to feed in a day, as long as I set realistic expectations, communicate and forgive myself when I fall short. Christina Tosi us I thought, ‘Girl, you need to get a system. Like, you need find a way to organize how you’re gonna get all of this done in your head,’ you can’t have this many relationships, this many bonds with people, you can’t really value it unless you have a system. Christina Tosi us I have these two beautiful nieces, and I’m thinking, you know, it’s important to me that I know them, it’s important to me that they know me, i’m a busy woman, but I would be no role model if I didn’t actually show them how to get it all done. Christina Tosi us I laugh and I smile with them, because that’s part of it. Christina Tosi us You never know when you’re going to be inspired. Christina Tosi us As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment. Christina Tosi myself smile strength success Know who you are and stay true to it. Have a point of view, keep your head down when noise tries to drown out your inner voice, and whatever you do, keep pushing. Christina Tosi view down you voice A bright lipstick is a quick way to glam up my look. Christina Tosi bright look lipstick way When I get up early, I appreciate the quiet time to enjoy a coffee or water my plants. Christina Tosi plants coffee time water There is no right or wrong way to pair or prepare a dessert. Follow your instincts, edit, and taste-tweak-taste until you get it just right! Christina Tosi your you dessert way The secret to having an epically beloved bakery is consistency. Christina Tosi bakery consistency beloved secret Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense. Christina Tosi come good good-food food Nothing could be lovelier than running across the Golden Gate Bridge in the middle of the fog. Christina Tosi gate bridge nothing fog Baking's meant to be done at home. It's meant to be a good time. It's not about, like, hoarding secrets. It's about sharing them. Christina Tosi good baking home time Be your own biggest critic. Don't let someone else beat you to constructive criticism. Christina Tosi your someone you criticism Any team member, any community member wants and needs to know they count, that they're welcome, and that they're important. Christina Tosi know welcome community team I was an infamously picky eater as a child but also had an infamous sweet tooth. All I wanted was dessert for every meal of the day. Christina Tosi day child dessert sweet At first, learning to bake was purely selfish, but I quickly learned I can't eat every batch of cookies myself, so I would bake and eat what I wanted and give the rest away. I fell in love with feeding others as much as I loved eating sweets myself. Christina Tosi myself learning eating love Simple jewelry is best - bigger pieces get in the way when I'm baking. Christina Tosi best jewelry simple way
