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" You can tell a lot about your cooks' personalities by their music collection. I personally have such an eclectic collection, partly due to the combining of music libraries with girlfriends past. "

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" 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. "

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" If you would ask me some of the ingredients that people are surprised by that could appear on my menu are such things as bleu cheese, vegetables like parsnips and rutabaga, bacon, pork fat, fois gras, truffles, and olives. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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" The biggest fear in my life is being mediocre. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

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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. "

" 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. "

" TV has taken a crazy turn, especially in the industry of food, where everything is either a competition show or a sort of reality show. We've lost the kind of shows that are, like, 'Here's how you do this,' like the old Julia Child shows. "

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

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

" I am classically trained in French pastry, but I am American and have a natural curiosity and playfulness that comes through in my cooking. I like to present flavors that people are familiar with in unique combinations and forms that may surprise them. "

" I eat to survive, you know? "

" I'm very much half city and half country boy. "

" Chocolate is one of the backbones of the pastry kitchen. It is one of the most important ingredients in our pantry. It is very versatile, it is complex, and it is extremely temperamental. "

" 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 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. "

" Baking is about multi-tasking. If you are organized and prepared, that's half the battle. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "