“Just because I am a chef doesn't mean I don't rely on fast recipes. In...” — Jacques Pepin Quote

“Just because I am a chef doesn't mean I don't rely on fast recipes. Indeed, we all have moments when, pressed for time, we'll use a can of tuna and a tomato for a first course. It's a question of choosing the right recipes for the rest of the menu.”

“I am a glutton. I'll eat whatever is there. Pizza. I love hot dogs anywhere. I've got nothing against any of that. If I feel like eating, I eat. I don't feel guilty about it at all.”

“If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it's hard to beat bread and butter.”

“When I was growing up, my grandmother cooked every day. She is the best chef ever.”

“I was actually going to be a chef before I got sidetracked. I used to make deserts for restaurants as a young teenage mother to make money.”

“I swear, I didn't really go in thinking, 'I'll be the Simon Cowell' of 'Top Chef.' I was just used to being a judge on British food shows where people are much more outspoken and rather rude. That's the culture over here.”