1. “My childhood wasn’t full of wonderful culinary memories.”
2. “One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.”
3. “I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. If was a turning point for me.”
4. “I think every young cook wants to write a book.”
5. “Success is measured by the memories you create.”
6. “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.”
7. “The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.”
8. “It’s not about perfection; it’s about the joy of striving.”
9. “A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn’t be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide.”
10. “Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.”
11. “Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.”
12. “I guess the main source of stress for me is the stress I put on myself.”
13. “You’re getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.”
14. “The book is there for inspiration as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.”
15. “For me, that’s one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.”
16. “The media builds you up, and then it tears you down.”
17. “I think that you’ve got to make something that pleases you and hope that other people feel the same way.”
18. “We go through our careers and thing happen to us Those experiences made me what I am.”
19. “Food should be fun.”
20. “When we eat together, when we set out to do so deliberately, life is better, no matter what your circumstances.”
