Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics - I'm not a snob like that.
People are in a hurry. They don't want to look at a long list of ingredients. Cooking is terribly hard work.
Ingredients should not read like a chemistry experiment!
We the chefs have a responsibility to learn about the chemical makeup of food!
There's no way I'm going to stand up for bad ingredients. We love seasonal ingredients. It's a false dichotomy to say that modern cooking is at odds with that, but some people want to have a great ingredient and no technique.
Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.
There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat.
Just keep stirring the pot, you never know what will come up.
Just over 800 people were gathered around the cooking stage, all eager to learn about my five-minute flavor cooking. The demonstration had to be done right then and there, in front of everyone.