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First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.

You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.

I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer.

I have real admiration for chefs who can maintain an edge and find new inspiration in their cooking after many years.

Part of what makes a great chef is the ability to adapt, cook, and to taste. A great chef will use all their food knowledge, food memories, and senses to work with each ingredient and apply themselves to the dish they are creating.

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

Chefs are nutters. They're all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.

Many chefs are either technically or artistically better than me, but I know my food has soul.

I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and he's kind of lost his passion and his voice, so he seeks out some refinement and redemption.

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.