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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. "

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" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult. "

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

" If you're cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don't have time to make desert you can go and buy some macaroons to have afterwards. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when you go home. "

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

" You know, I never really thought of myself as a 'celebrity.' One of the titles that I like least is 'celebrity chef.' "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient. "