If you give a discount there's a desperation there and I like to substitute desperation with service and real quality. And the desperation goes away. Geoffrey Zakarian More Quotes by Geoffrey Zakarian More Quotes From Geoffrey Zakarian Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter. Geoffrey Zakarian summer winter mean My mother's blueberry pie from scratch was amazing. I still make it today. Geoffrey Zakarian scratches pie mother I always go to the lowest common denominator for that ingredient. So if I think squash, I try to think what it means to me -- and if it doesn't mean anything to me, I'm not gonna do well when I cook it. So [squash] means to me: fall, maple syrup, cinnamon, and things just come into your head so you can narrow the vortex and make it a bit smaller and you go with something because there's no time. Geoffrey Zakarian mean fall thinking When you have a chef that wants to be in the spotlight, maybe after one or two appearances on a show, they think they're at a certain level that they haven't reached yet in the kitchen. Shows like 'Top Chef', 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world. Geoffrey Zakarian kitchen two thinking I like old fashioned things. We have these old wine buckets at the restaurant and none of them match. Geoffrey Zakarian restaurants buckets wine I don't even look at resumes anymore. I think they're misguided. I talk to them, ask them where they've been, "What's your favorite experience in a restaurant?" Where do they like to eat? Blah blah blah. All that stuff, but I can only really describe my journey with another person if I can connect with them and their passion. Otherwise, I don't care where they've worked. It doesn't matter to me. Really I have to feel it, and then I can teach them anything. Geoffrey Zakarian passion journey thinking I really don't limit myself in any way. I just search for great flavors and marriages wherever they come from. Geoffrey Zakarian flavor cooking way I'll transform anything as long as it's edible. Geoffrey Zakarian long I was shocked when they told me congratulations, you won, that's the good news. Then the bad news is that you have six battles next week. That was a bit of a shocker. I was exhausted. And I had Chopped shooting that same week. I didn't have a sous chef lined up; I thought that was bad karma to try to think ahead. So I scrambled. I scrambled the jets, took off and we bombed our target. I think it's gone well. Geoffrey Zakarian karma congratulations thinking , announced Thursday Geoffrey Zakarian too is dropping out of Trump’s new hotel in Washington, D.C, a day after celebrity chef Jose Andres pulled out of the same project. The recent statements surrounding Mexican immigrants... do not in any way align with my personal core values, in light of this, I am unable to move forward with a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel, slated to open in Washington, D.C.’s Federal Post Office building. Geoffrey Zakarian lifestyle People don’t want to have to make decisions on the holidays. Geoffrey Zakarian lifestyle I love hotel rooms, so I take pictures of the room and the way out and the lobby, the food and drink. Geoffrey Zakarian pictures food love way Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza. Geoffrey Zakarian you time food love I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online. Geoffrey Zakarian new things you new-york The Lamb's Club is going to be a luxury bar and grill; we're not doing an overly fancy restaurant. We wanted to make a space that people will come to every day, almost like a very high-end bistro. Geoffrey Zakarian restaurant day space people I'm the culinary and creative consultant for The Water Club. Geoffrey Zakarian consultant club creative water Shows like 'Top Chef,' 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world on a whole, but you have to be cautious it doesn't get out of hand. Geoffrey Zakarian you hell chef world I've never missed a flight. And I don't see any reason in cutting it close because airports are pleasurable for me: You can go to the restaurant, get a massage, browse books, sit at a bar, check emails. Geoffrey Zakarian restaurant never me you If we have meetings, I try to schedule the meetings at different restaurants I want to try - so I always suggest the restaurants. Geoffrey Zakarian try always meetings want I always request a king-size bed, and if I can't, I try to work that out right after I land. I unpack immediately so the clothes don't get wrinkled. I go the gym. I adjust the temperature; I like the room kind of warm. And then turn on CNBC. Geoffrey Zakarian try gym clothes work
