Gail Simmons Quotes

I learned how to handle myself in the kitchen - where to stand and how to be out of people's way and how to function like a machine.

I'm not an amazing cook. But I can follow a recipe!

Everyone could use instructions on every aspect of cooking: pantry, storage, refrigeration, cooking, what to buy. Everyone that I come into contact with could use help.

Be sure to read a recipe all the way through before you cook. The time it saves you in the long run is invaluable.

Open shelving may be fashionable, but a closed cabinet door is the best way to stop grease and dust collecting in the first place.

One really interesting thing for me was learning about kitchen etiquette, and the differences between an Indian kitchen and a French one. They're different in atmosphere, and also in how chefs maneuver within them.

I am a noncook, although I'm very interested and have a large collection of cookbooks.

I learnt basic cookery by watching my mum.

Fifty thousand dollars' worth of cabinets isn't going to make you a better cook; cooking is going to make you a better cook. At the end of the day, you can slice a mushroom in about three inches of space, and you can carve a chicken in a foot and a half. So it doesn't matter how big the kitchen is.

People come up to me all the time and ask how I stay the way I am, and it's no secret. The first lesson a chef needs to learn is how to handle a knife; the second is how to be around all that food.

It's always good to go over the recipe beforehand, so you can easily think of the next thing that needs to be done.

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and have fun.

When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational.

The wisest advice I ever received regarding the kitchen came from my mother: 'Do the dishes while you're cooking.'

I don't cook, 'cause I don't know how to cook.

Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.

At the restaurant, we strive to create an excellent experience for our guests, and in the kitchen, we could not do this without having access to the best ingredients, equipment and tools, including Victorinox Cutlery.

Go back to the kitchen.

As a chef, I like to be totally prepared. I'm so big on lists. I love lists.

I don't know how to cook at all.

A cookery book should be there for inspiration. Recipes should be a guideline, and they shouldn't be cast in stone.

I know how to cook, so working in the kitchen will never be an issue.

I am not a cook at all. It wasn't difficult to play a chef because it was not about knowing recipes. I just had to look comfortable in the kitchen.

My comfort zone is in a kitchen.

Remember for stir-frying not to use a wok bigger than 16 inches. Once it has food in it, you won't be able to work very efficiently.