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Famous Thomas Keller Quotes
“You have to be driven. You have to be focused. You have to be aware.”
“It's not about perfection; it's about the joy of striving.”
“I guess the main source of stress for me is the stress I put on myself.”
“I came to understand that the words executive and corporate never belong next to the word chef.”
Source: Bouchon
“One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.”
“I think if you can take one or two things from a cookbook, it's successful.”
“Respect for food is respect for life, for who we are and what we do.”
Source: The French Laundry Cookbook
“I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.”
“A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.”
“I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.”
“The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.”
Source: The French Laundry Cookbook
“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.”
Source: The French Laundry Cookbook
“We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.”
“When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style.”
“We rely on our purveyors to tell us what's available and what's good.”
“The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.”
“You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.”
Source: The French Laundry Cookbook
“And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!”
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