Chef Quotes - Page 22

• If an architect makes a mistake, he grows ivy to cover it. If a doctor makes a mistake, he covers it with soil. If a cook makes a mistake, he covers it with some sauce and says it is a new recipe.

  Paul Bocuse

  Mistake, Doctors, Ivy

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• It’s very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it’s merely about combining ingredients, but that’s something you can do with your eyes closed.

  Ferran Adria

  Eye, Discipline, Levels

  "What next for El Bulli mastermind Ferran Adrià?". Interview with Stuart Husband, www.telegraph.co.uk. August 2, 2012.

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• I think every chef should have a food truck. It's a good way to test the markets, to invest in meeting the future restaurant goers.

  Jose Andres

  Thinking, Should Have, Food Trucks

  "José Andrés Unveils New Food Truck Pepe" by Rachel Tepper, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2012.

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• The better the ingredients, the more farmers I can buy from, the closer I feel to the food I want to make that represents what I care about as a chef.

  Alexandra Guarnaschelli

  Care, Want, Ingredients

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• If you are not extreme, then people will take shortcuts because they don't fear you.

  Marco Pierre White

  People, Shortcuts, Extremes

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• Obsolescence is the key to innovation.

  Homaro Cantu

  Keys, Innovation, Obsolescence

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• Set yourself up for success from the very beginning and then focus on maintaining that success.

  Cat Cora

  Focus, Maintaining

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• My two rules of cooking: keep it fresh and keep it simple.

  Michael Isabella

  Simple, Two, Cooking

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• It will always be trendy to do the right thing with food.

  Marcus Samuelsson

  Trendy, Right Thing

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• You need to know your craft.

  Lorena Garcia

  Needs, Crafts, Knows

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• If I could go back and give myself advice, it would be to embrace failure.

  Mary Sue Milliken

  Giving, Advice, Would Be

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• Just like keeping a healthy diet is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods is just as important for getting the most out of your workout.

  Marcus Samuelsson

  Workout, Healthy, Important

  "8 Recipes for the Best Workout" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2012.

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• I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.

  James Beard

  Believe, Food, Adversity

  James Beard (2015). “Delights and Prejudices”, p.67, Open Road Media

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• Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

  M. F. K. Fisher

  Love, Food, Health

  1949 An Alphabet for Gourmets,'A Is for Dining Alone'.

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• I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure

  Anthony Bourdain

  Food, Adventure, Oysters

  Anthony Bourdain (2013). “Kitchen Confidential”, p.6, A&C Black

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• To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Food, Cooking, Cheese

  Anthony Bourdain (2011). “Tony Bourdain boxset: Kitchen Confidential & Medium Raw”, p.65, A&C Black

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• Cooking is an observation-based process that you can't do if you're so completely focused on a recipe.

  Alton Brown

  Food, Cooking, Recipes

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• I am not somebody who just likes to run. I am a runner. This is the difference between a pastime and a passion. I like to play golf, but I am not a golfer. I like to cook, but I am not a chef. I don't just like to run. I am a runner. It is a passion. It is part of who I am and is woven into the fabric of my personality, character, and psyche.

  Adam Goucher

  Running, Passion, Character

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• Cooking is an art and patience a virtue. Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing - love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist

  Keith Floyd

  Art, Shopping, Home Cooking

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• I probably use my chef's knives more than any other tool in the kitchen. I'm not married to a particular brand, because they all work, they all have sharp blades.

  Bobby Flay

  Knives, Kitchen, Tools

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• Food is life, life is food. If you don't like my approach you are welcome to go down to McDonalds.

  Keith Floyd

  Mcdonalds, Welcome, Life Is

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• The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.

  Edward de Bono

  Inspirational, Motivational, Business

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• In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

  Julia Child

  Sports, Art, Food

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