Martin Yan Quotes

I love doing demonstrations. I think to be a great chef you have to be a great teacher. I love doing classes with people who love food and enjoy food, bringing them all around one table so to speak.

David Levi is a teacher as well as a chef, and, like most teachers, he loves to talk.

My father and my brother are chefs.

There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now.

I will pursue my passion of cooking every day until my hands fall off and I lose all sense of smell and taste.

'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.

I was aiming for the cooks that I've talked to by teaching an online course and by traveling, listening to people who are really busy and harried but want to be cooking.

I went to culinary school to eat.

My grandfather, father, and uncle were chefs, and my other uncle was a butcher.

I love to cook so much. I like to cook everything. I really like to eat my food.

It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get sick of it, but it's a source of endless interest to me. The only thing I don't like about it is it's a long day and my feet hurt. Otherwise, I love it.

I love restaurants, and I love cooking.

I have always loved food. I began cooking for my family as a young girl, and to this day, it's one of my greatest pleasures in life.

You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly not a boy, and it's been a while since I've been a chef.

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time.

I've always been a foodie. My grandmother got me hooked on cooking.

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

My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me.

I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.

Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.

When I was 14 years old, I decided I could cook. It was either that or puberty.

I love cooking. I'm in the restaurant business.

I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking.

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.

I'm not sure I'd write a good cookbook, but I might make a good cooking show.