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" I see myself as half country boy and half city boy, so I need both to balance me out. I couldn't spend all of my time in either place. "

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" As most people will tell you, the best pies have the best crusts. It has to be tender, flaky, and full of flavor. That is the key to a great pie. "

" I love biscuits. I have a real thing for a biscuits, and if it's not made right, I'm gonna come down hard on somebody. "

" I am not a shock jock pastry chef. I don't create desserts using strange ingredients just for the sake of doing so, like so many of my colleagues in the industry. "

" At one point, in one of the kitchens where I worked, I was the only American pastry cook. They treated me poorly. 'You're stupid. You're American. You don't get it.' They'd speak French all day. At one point, my boss said to me, 'You learn French or get out right away.' "

" Daniel Boulud told me at a young age, 'Whatever happens to you in your career, you're going to be great - be humble. Just be humble.' And I think about that daily. Like, whatever happens to me, whatever awards we win as a team or whatever else, just be humble. "

" I was an amusement and water park fiend as a kid growing up. I loved them. My brothers and I would go whenever we could. We liked all the super steep/fast slides and flumes where you would get completely soaked. Our absolute favorite was the tubes, though. "

" If you take everything personally and to heart, it will tear you apart. Take criticism, learn, adjust, and move on. "

" There are so many restaurants that cook for themselves and think they are different. But it is always about making your guest feel special. "

" When I was growing up, chocolate milk was a treat, and the chocolate milk that ended up in a bowl of Cocoa Puffs when I had those for breakfast was the biggest treat of all. "

" The inspiring thing is that people are often more experimental with their desserts than other courses. It allows me to be more creative and excite people. "

" Cooking is about imbibing different cultures and putting them in a plate on the table. "

" Adding salt to desserts helps to balance and pronounce flavors. Almost all of my desserts have salt in them. They don't taste salty per se, but if I gave you two of the same item - one with salt and one without - side by side, you would realize something was missing. "

" The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words. "

" A pastry chef's lifespan in a restaurant is limited. You have to open a bakery or pastry shop. There's only so far you can go in a restaurant. "

" I have been a fan of the Beastie Boys ever since I can remember. I have a ton of their music on my iPod and even still have a t-shirt from a show I saw when I was a kid. "

" Whenever a chef cooks for his own ego rather than his guests, he/she set themselves up for ridicule and failure. In the end, it's the service industry. Our goal is to make our guests happy through our cooking. "

" I really loved traveling the U.S. and seeing regional differences within the same country and how the same ingredients are used in very different ways. I love how the 'old guard' of cuisine are still pioneering so much of the direction of food today. "

" Part of what makes a great chef is the ability to adapt, cook, and to taste. A great chef will use all their food knowledge, food memories, and senses to work with each ingredient and apply themselves to the dish they are creating. "

" I eat to survive, you know? "

" I have worked in kitchens since I was 15 years old and never had a break. "

" I dislike cloyingly sweet desserts - sweet is not a flavor - so I suggest dialing back the sweetness and focusing on what the dessert is about, whether it is a ripe fruit, chocolate, etc. "

" Just because you love to cook and you are good at in your home environment doesn't necessarily mean that you are cut out for competition. It is a different animal and requires you to approach cooking in a very different way. "

" I prefer dark chocolate. I like French over Belgian... Valrhona is the best. "

" My dad said, 'If you want to go out with girls and go out with your friends, get a job.' I found one at the local country club as a pot washer in the kitchen. "

" I fell in love with pastry because I felt I could be much more creative. It's precise, and you don't have to kill anything. "

" There's always time to date. "

" I am a sugar freak. "

" First and foremost, food needs to be delicious. It should pop and explode with flavor. Food should please all the senses. "

" I want to do more TV and more books. I want to have my hand in different projects. I'm way too hyper; I'm just one of those people who has to have a lot going on. "

" Everyone has a different impression of what they are eating; not everyone tastes the same things, and definitely, not everyone has the same food memories. "