Antoni Porowski Quotes

I worked as a cook before starting acting.

I absolutely love the restaurant industry.

I was a hostess, a waitress, a cafe manager, and a prep chef. For one job, I had to wear a hat shaped like a head of garlic.

I worked as a breakfast cook in a lot of different restaurants.

I used to work at Cafe Mogador in the East Village. I love Mogador, but I feel like working almost anywhere will kind of ruin it for you. There was a lot of panicking while being a waitress there. I don't like to think about that. But I love the food.

I look back and nearly all of my early jobs were in food.

I started in the restaurant industry when I was 22, so I've had quite a long tenure, if you will.

Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession.

I worked in restaurants the first half of my life.

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman.

I worked as a waiter when I was 15 and got a chance to appreciate good, simple food. There's nothing better than a boiled egg with toast.

Growing up, my dad owned a restaurant in Washington, DC, and food was something I was passionate about. But when I finally got into it, I felt like it was so late in the game; that's why I worked seven days a week at Craft and Mercer Kitchen. I wanted to see how far I could take it.

I had a job at this French restaurant, and I hated it. I don't like serving; I don't like getting people ketchup.

I've been in the service industry. I've bar-tended. I've waited tables, and I've worked at pizza places; I've made pizza. I've had a lot of jobs, and many of them were in the food service industry.

I was a dishwasher at one of those Japanese places that cook on your table. Not too fun.

Who needs one more chef in one more building with four walls and a kitchen?

I'm not on chef level, but I'd make a good line cook. That's not too shabby.

I started in the restaurant business at the age of 19 as a waitress. I loved the atmosphere and the camaraderie of the restaurant business. I loved not having to go to an office. I loved making people happy.

If acting doesn't work out, I'm probably going to be a professional chef.

I wanted to work in corporate restaurants.

If a restaurant kitchen is your office, Nom is for you.

Hospitality and cooking are my passion, and I love nothing more than seeing someone's face when they taste an unforgettable bite.

I have spent more time in my life working and being in restaurants than being at home. I immediately feel comfortable entering a restaurant, and I feel even more comfortable in the back with the chef and cooks.

I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter.