2220 quotes by chefs for you to enjoy

In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself. Joe Bastianich

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Southeast Asia food uses many different types of spices which are quite new to me, like the curry leaves which I saw at the Kreta Ayer wet market in Chinatown. With such spices used in cooking, this usually imparts a strong aroma to Southeast Asian food, which appeals to the senses. Joel Robuchon

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Creating deluxe cuisine is like playing a sport. Always competitive. Always challenging. And if you slow down a bit, you can no longer return to the top level. Joel Robuchon

You Slow Down Top Bit Longer Like Sport Return Always Cuisine Creating Challenging Level Playing Competitive

There is no such thing as the perfect meal; one can always do better. Joel Robuchon

Better Meal Perfect Always Thing

A savory chef must first master his knife skills and understand the basics of sauces and soups, etc., before he/she may move on to become a great chef. It is no different for pastry chefs. If you do not have a strong foundation and are a master of the basics, then you will never be that strong - you will never be a master of the trade - period. Johnny Iuzzini

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Life itself is the proper binge. Julia Child

Life Proper Itself Binge

For my Mai Tai recipe, I juice fresh orange, pineapple, and lime. It's like vacation in a glass! Katie Lee

Recipe Glass Like Lime Fresh Juice Orange Vacation

As a chef, I feel that it is my duty to make the most of what the earth gives us. Lidia Bastianich

Duty Earth Gives Feel Most Make Chef Us

I think traditions change and modify with each generation. With new members joining the family, their customs and traditions have to be respected and combined with the exiting traditions. And the children that follow are part of that new evolving tradition and, as they grow, will have input that will, in turn, continue to evolve that tradition. Lidia Bastianich

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The best things - when I really feel that I'm communicating, and when I really feel that people are getting it - are simple, straightforward recipes. I think simple is the hardest to achieve because you don't have all those elements to hide behind. Lidia Bastianich

Best You People Hide Simple Achieve Think Recipes Those Feel Because Getting Behind Communicating Straightforward Really Elements Hardest Things

If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general. Marcus Samuelsson

Best Good You Fruit Hungry Classes General Between Snack Very Banana Get After In-Between Your Workout Desk

While I hold my own political views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues. Marcus Samuelsson

I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate the holidays during tough times. Marcus Samuelsson

War Tough Times Celebrate Tough Important Devastating Learned How Tradition Up Times Grew Holidays Grandmother Who Keep

You have to balance, but you can be aggressive as a chef. It benefits the food. You have to be passionate. You can't be angry cooking. Marcus Samuelsson

Food Angry You Balance Cooking Benefits Aggressive Chef Passionate

Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno; it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it. Mario Batali

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you. Martin Yan

You Money Passion Job Think Out Factor Primary Doing Motivates Motivation Lot Times Get Personal Personal Satisfaction Your Professional Satisfaction

I enjoy the quiet life. Martin Yan

Life Quiet Life Enjoy Quiet

Having children is the greatest thing that can happen to you as a husband and wife. They are infuriating at times when they're little, but on the whole, they're such a joy. I don't think I was the most brilliant mother when they were young. I had quite a bit of help because I was working and I enjoyed my work. Mary Berry

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