Latest Thomas Keller Quotes from Interviews

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• I think if you can take one or two things from a cookbook, it's successful.

  Thomas Keller

  Successful, Thinking, Two

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

  Thomas Keller

  Jobs, Able, Wells

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• Vegetables to me are - I don't want to say the most exciting part of cooking, but certainly a very exciting part of cooking, because they continue to change. They come into season and they go through different phases.

  Thomas Keller

  Vegetables, Cooking, Different

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• I can make dough in a machine faster than I can make it by hand, but I want to make it by hand, because I want to remember the way it feels. It's so important for me to make it by hand - whether it's a pasta dough or a pâte brisée. You become involved in it. You become personal with it. For me it's such a wonderful way to get satisfaction and gratification when I'm cooking.

  Thomas Keller

  Hands, Cooking, Important

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• Repetition is the mother of perfection. If there is true perfection, it's about doing something over and over again. I truly think that if somebody does a recipe they've never done before and gets it right, they're probably more lucky than they are talented.

  Thomas Keller

  Mother, Thinking, Perfection

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• I think that's the important thing - being aware of that inspiration and being able to interpret it into something that's meaningful for you.

  Thomas Keller

  Meaningful, Inspiration, Thinking

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• Food is such an important part of our lives, and sometimes we tend to diminish the importance of that, because we rely on conveniences or because our lives are so complicated. We forget about those moments that we can actually share around the table with our family, with our friends, with our loved ones.

  Thomas Keller

  Important, Tables, Forget

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• You don't know when inspiration is going to come. But you have to be aware of what's going on around you, so that at any moment, when inspiration happens, you're ready for it and you interpret it.

  Thomas Keller

  Inspiration, Moments, Ready

  "Table Talk with Thomas Keller". Interview with James Mustich, www.barnesandnoble.com. November 24, 2009.

• I don't think you could have a 7 with a manual. But I can't see having a BMW sports sedan without a manual.

  Thomas Keller

  Sports, Thinking, Bmw

  "Exclusive BMWBLOG Interview: Chef Thomas Keller". BMWBLOG Interview, www.bmwblog.com. October 5, 2010.

• Anyone can make a good roast chicken.

  Thomas Keller

  Chickens, Roast Chicken

  "Exclusive BMWBLOG Interview: Chef Thomas Keller". BMWBLOG Interview, www.bmwblog.com. October 5, 2010.