“Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think th...” — Jacques Pepin Quote

Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in the family who went into that business.

This is what a family is all about - one another, sitting around the table at night. And it's very, very important, I think, for the kid to spend time not only around the table eating with their parents, but in the kitchen.

All the great chefs I know - Thomas Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten - they are technicians first.

One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and then olive oil and then walnut oil or whatever. It's too much.

I don't know any group of professionals that mobilize as fast and as often as chefs do when there are people who are in need.

I just love it when the chefs start to gain in confidence and it gets really exciting.

When we talk about chefs, we often talk about their love of food or their passion for it, but cooking is also about making a living; it's a job.

Nine out of 10 English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers. They're jokes.

Out of culinary school, I worked as a pastry cook in amazing restaurants for years. I ended up leaving the pastry cook scene because, though I loved the industry, the restaurants and the chefs I worked for so much, I had to be honest with myself. I was never going to be them.