Thomas Keller Quotes

Recipes are overrated.

I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.

I'm a normal guy. I'm not a chef.

Cooking is the showy side of domesticity.

I can cook really well. I started cooking as a kid, so I can fend for myself in the kitchen and even do a little gourmet action.

I never cook from cookbooks.

I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

I've cooked my whole life, and I grew up in a household of cooks.

I've never taken a cooking class. I've never gone to a cooking show. I've never read a recipe in my life.

When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.

I am not a chef. I can't claim that title. The difference is a cook doesn't have a degree. A chef has formal education. It has nothing to do with talent or actual preparation - one just can't claim the title if you don't have degree.

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.

I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to bake.

I never cooked at home - my father was the chef.

I would love to do a cookery show and cookery books. I'm not a professional cook, but I can definitely cook. I know the difference between good and bad cooking. I mean, when I was in 'Big Brother' I was the glorified cook of the house, so if I got offered my own show - then why not?

Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.

I think people know that I love food, but maybe people don't know that I cook a lot.

I think cookery shows have become so sophisticated, and everyone's so marvellous at it, but there are people like me who aren't into the cooking malarkey, who still don't know how to boil an egg for three minutes.

When I'm home, I cook. I love cooking for people.

I don't cook, but I would love to learn.

As a girl, I had zero interest in the stove. I've always had a healthy appetite, especially for the wonderful meat and the fresh produce of California, but I was never encouraged to cook and just didn't see the point in it.

Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food.

I love to cook. My mom taught me to cook at a very, very young age.

All the women in my family were superb cooks.

Cooking, to me, it's kind of therapeutic. It's completely different from music as well. I'm not amazing at it, but I can cook myself a good meal. And I'm not just saying this, but anytime I'm on the bus or at home, I'm watching Food Network or cooking on TV just 'cause it's interesting to me.