“Chefs aren't celebrities: they're chefs.”

“If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that’s exactly what I did.”

“I train my chefs with a blindfold. I’ll get my sous chef and myself to cook a dish. The young chef would have to sit down and eat it with a blindfold. If they can’t identify the flavor, they shouldn’t be cooking the dish.”

“Preparation and planning are everything - ask any chef.”

“Great chefs always have to wait for orders. They adapt to all circumstances.”

“You know, like they say: never trust a thin chef, or a doctor with leprosy.”

“Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.”

“Only the chef puts into practice the teachings of Jesus, that the greatest of you should serve others.”

“Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.”

“"Rachael Ray does to food what Hitler did to Poland." Attributed to credentialed chef Anthony Bourdain.”