I think all chefs who pursue great flavor have good ethics.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A great chef is an artist that I truly respect.
As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that.
First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.
Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.
Chefs are fond of hyperbole, so they can certainly talk that way. But on the whole, I think they probably have a more open mind than most people.
The chef can be very innovative, but the decision is made by the customer.
You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.
Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: 'Is it good? Does it give pleasure?'
It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to work in the industry. The flip side of that is unfortunately people think that after they get their qualifications, they get their invitation to compete on 'Top Chef.'
Chefs are nutters. They're all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.