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" I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp. "

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" Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore. "

" A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there. "

" New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place. "

" Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent. "

" There's a lot of processed food in America and I know that can make some tourists who're used to fresh food feel sick. "

" I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated. "

" Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. "

" It's very important in a restaurant to really do the right hiring because there's no restaurant that you have one cook and one chef and nobody else in the kitchen. Generally you have five, ten, 15 people with you. So that's really important is to train them right, but first you have to hire the right people. "

" I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe. "

" A lot of chefs are traditional and do it very well. But the ones who are the most successful are the ones who change things. That is why someone like Heston Blumenthal is a genius. "

" I really love Paris. It's my favorite city. "

" I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens. "

" It's a myth that generally Asians are mostly vegetarians. The Japanese are the kings of red meat, but it's expensive. The Chinese and Vietnamese love their pork. Many Indians, especially the Muslims, can't live without their lamb. "

" When I'm in Los Angeles, my wife and I go to the farmers' market with the kids every Sunday. "

" Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart. "

" The good news about showcasing chefs and the TV shows is they've attracted a lot more smart kids to the profession than 30 years ago. On the downside, though, these young chefs all say they want their own restaurant and their own TV show. "

" I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds me of my youth... It reminds me when I grow up and it feels very comforting. "

" I like Dover sole. It's always one of my favorites. I like it when I'm in England. I eat it every day almost. I think it's probably one of my favorite fish. "

" I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes. "

" In L.A. you live in a big city, but you feel like you're in the countryside. For example, I can be at home in the swimming pool and be five minutes from everything. "

" For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place. "

" Everybody has to put purees underneath everything now. It's like people think we need the steak, and then we need some baby food with it. "

" Restaurants are like having children: it's fun to make them, maybe, but then you have them for good and bad. You are going to have to raise them and if something goes wrong when they are 30 years old, they will still be your little boy. "

" I always tell people that they are really the critics. If people come three times a week to your restaurant they are the ones who find something they really love. "

" You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big - most stay in shape. "

" A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service. "

" When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I prefer to talk about tennis or boxing. "

" What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food. "

" I think the time of the formal dinners is over. "