Quotes by Chefs

Why not question what can or can't be a layer in layer cake? Christina Tosi

Cake Layer Question Why Why Not

I approach life with a 'jump' sort of mentality, although I wasn't raised to take crazy risks. I was raised to be a crazy hard worker. It seems to be a pretty good match of qualities. Christina Tosi

Life Good Crazy Risks Approach Pretty Pretty Good Seems Mentality Take Qualities Sort Although Match Jump Worker Hard Hard Worker Raised

I love a good challenge of looking with new eyes at a tried and true recipe in my recipe Rolodex. Christina Tosi

Love Good Eyes Challenge Looking Recipe Tried True New New Eyes

I didn't want a desk job; I knew I'd get bored. Christina Tosi

Job Bored Knew Get Want Desk

I can't think of a community that couldn't benefit from communal thinking. Christina Tosi

Community Think Thinking Benefit Communal

I like to be in over my head always, at all times. Christina Tosi

Head Over Like Always Times

I love cookbooks. I certainly have my fair share at home, but I'm a really funny cookbook person: I don't really ever cook out of cookbooks. I like cookbooks for the commentary or the pictures or the history. Christina Tosi

Love Funny Home History Out Share Fair Pictures Like Fair Share Commentary Person Really Cook Cookbook Cookbooks Certainly Ever

I chose a career in the kitchen because the thought of sitting and doing the same thing every day and being stationary was not something that I could get my head around. Christina Tosi

For me, I love Portland. I love the food scene, I love the vibe, the environment. Christina Tosi

Love Food Me Scene Environment Vibe Portland

I have worked my way up in the food industry being strong and steady about who I am as a person, first and foremost, as a chef and professional, and certainly as a woman. Christina Tosi

When you taste something delicious, ask for the recipe! Or offer to trade a recipe! Christina Tosi

You Recipe Something Delicious Trade Offer Taste Ask

Whether I'm making a gluten-free cookie or a lactose-free milkshake, my end goal is always to make it so awesome, clever, and creative that you'll want to indulge whether you have a sensitivity, dietary nuance, or don't. Christina Tosi

You Creative Clever Awesome Indulge Make Always Making Goal End Dietary Want Whether Sensitivity Cookie Nuance

My family, as you can probably guess, was more into Christmas cookies and not so much the fruitcake. Christina Tosi

Christmas Family You Guess More Much Cookies

If you're coming to dinner at our house, you know you're gonna be well-fed. Christina Tosi

You Dinner Our Know House Coming Gonna

I love to jump around, bounce around, and be active, which is one of the other reasons I decided to pursue a career in the kitchen. I work 12-18 hours a day, and most of it is spent doing just that - jumping, bouncing, and baking. Christina Tosi

I love feeling exhausted after a good, hard, honest day's work. Christina Tosi

Work Love Good Day Feeling Exhausted After Hard Honest

I don't watch what I eat, because the concept seems exhausting to me. Christina Tosi

Me Eat Seems Concept Because Exhausting Watch

My first season of 'MasterChef' was tricky. I took a risk going into TV. I was confident it was the right risk and confident I'd break down barriers as the first female judge - and one that was previously only known for the sweeter side of the kitchen. Christina Tosi

Judge First Down Side Took TV Tricky Risk Only Kitchen Known Female Going Confident Break Sweeter Barriers Season Right

Inspiration is one thing. Stealing is another. Christina Tosi

One Thing Stealing Inspiration Another Thing

Most of my memories are of softball games in Falls Church with my sister, yard sales across town on the weekends with my grandma, grocery-shopping and errand-running with my mom, learning to drive an old Volkswagen bug down Old Keene Mill Road with my dad. Christina Tosi