Andrew Cherng Quotes

Oh, my wife is a wonderful cook. She comes from a food-loving Italian family - her father owned a pizzeria!

The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.

My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food.

I don't have a long family history of good cooks in my family.

People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like.

No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, and the wisdom of cookbook writers.

My interest in food really began with a month's cookery course in Frome, Somerset, after my A-levels. I left the course not an incredible cook, alas, but a real enthusiast. Food and cooking is at the core of entertaining, and my passion grew and grew.

All my jobs have been with food in one way or another since 1948. My parents were in the hotel business, and I just loved the warm hearted people who worked so hard with such good humor.

All the women in my family were superb cooks.

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.

A chef's palate is born out of his childhood, and one thing all chefs have in common is a mother who can cook.

It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family.

I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

I'm something of a foodie, I guess, and I'm a big Chinese food fan.

God, Americans know how to cook.

I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.

Literally nobody bakes in my family.

For me, food is all about nostalgia.

I come from a line of women who can bake, so I think I've inherited a bit of family knowledge.

I had thought that maybe I will go into hotel business because our family loves food. And North Indian food is very famous in Hyderabad.

I'm really interested in food now. I never used to be. I always used to just eat when I'm hungry, and now it's an experience.

Getting home-made food cooked by mom is a blessing. I feel I inherit my creativity through the food she cooks for me.

I'm going to work on food culture and help food become fun and part of peoples' lives again. The traditional restaurant is more commercial-oriented. But I want community through food.