I always knew I wanted to be a chef.
Grant Achatz
I never even dreamed of being a chef, and that's fundamental.
Ferran Adria
It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not, and have... →
Ted Allen
I'm not a trained chef, so I end up making stuff up. It either turns out brilliant or an absolute disaster. I just go for it.
Eric Balfour
I really don't care for the proper chef coat.
David Chang
My dad was in the restaurant business, but I didn't really think about following him. Had I done better at school, I don't know if I would... →
Chef Thomas Keller was an inspiration to me and many, many young cooks like me. He told us that the role of the new, modern chef is different.
I've been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won - for 'Top Chef' - the only time I didn't go.
Andy Cohen
I call all chefs 'cooks.' They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen.
Tom Colicchio
Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.