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" If I can't do something and excel at it and do it well, I have a tendency to give up on it really easy. "

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" 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. "

" When you think about French pastry, one of the most classic traditional pastries is the eclair. An eclair is like a blank canvas that can be easily adapted to any environment. Ingredients are the most important aspect of a perfect eclair, and they need to be used at their peak. "

" 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. "

" As chefs, especially pastry chefs, your creativity plays such an important part in your daily work. We truly do have a blank canvas to work with every time we create a new dish. "

" 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 savory chef must first master his knife skills and understand the basics of sauces and soups, etc., before he/she may move on to become a great chef. It is no different for pastry chefs. If you do not have a strong foundation and are a master of the basics, then you will never be that strong - you will never be a master of the trade - period. "

" Everyone has days when things can go wrong. That doesn't make you a bad pastry chef - that makes you human. "

" As kids, my mom would always let us help bake, and if we behaved, we got to lick the beaters clean. "

" 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. "

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

" I eat to survive, you know? "

" I like the Rockabilly look. My background is half Italian, half French. I wear cowboy boots and jeans. "

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

" Every few years, I change my look for the simple reason that I get bored. If you Google Image me, you will see so many different looks: long hair, short hair, clean shaven, beard, etc. "

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

" I actually have a pig collection in my cabin: all types of old wood hand-carved pigs that my mom started for me as a housewarming gift. "

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

" I drink at least a couple of espressos every day and love the flavor of coffee. "

" 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. "

" There's always time to date. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" For me, some things, like, I just don't want to know what they are before I eat them. Like, if you're going to start feeding me, like, sexual organs of animals, or, like, a monkey's brain or something - I'll eat it. Just don't tell me what it is until after I've finished it. "

" I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. "

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

" Desserts are last, but don't let them be least. "

" 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 can't even kill a lobster without saying a Hail Mary for it. "

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

" I played every sport in high school for one year. If I couldn't be great at it, I quit. I would rather not do it than be average. "