It's a very naive idea to think that the chef is cooking everything, and, on top of it, is irreplaceable. That would mean that basically he is the only genius, and there are idiots all around him, which doesn't make sense.
The Cheesecake Factory's not that bad.
I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family.
I like working in silence.
I don't like it when I go to a restaurant and I'm lectured from the menu.
California is lucky, the East Coast is lucky because we get great seafood and a lot of produce from Florida, locally in good weather, but in the winter we have to buy it.
Factory farming's evil; you know that.
I am convinced that if you serve great value, people will come to you.
I am totally anti-technology.
There is great food in Vegas.
Chefs are leaders in their own little world.
America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.
Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in cooking.
I don't follow the food trends.
I am a Buddhist, therefore I should not be collecting anything - however, I have a collection of Buddhas. I have a lot of them.
It has been stressful to be a French resident in America.
I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.
I barely speak English.
When I am about to have a difficult project, I dream I am climbing a mountain. When everything is going fine, I dream I am going down the mountain.
Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.
