James Beard Quotes

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

Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books.

I've never gone to culinary school, but I do love cooking.

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

When it was availed to me that I had free time, I chose to go to cooking school every day, six hours a day, like a diploma program. I wanted to learn something new.

The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.

I like to cook; it is, for me, a happy combination of mindlessness and purpose.

My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again.

Every performance is an opportunity to have something new or to learn something new.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

I love to cook, and I've just gotten more and more into it over the years, just because it's the best way to stay creative.

I love learning how to make new dishes.

Cooking is one thing I would love to learn but I keep procrastinating.

Every day is a learning day.

I have a lot of different passions. Food has been a constant through my whole life; it's something I've always had a very intrinsic passion toward and for, and I continue to learn about it, and I'm not going to let any type of negative comments dissuade me from wanting to pursue that, because I love it.

I'm a keen experimenter in the kitchen. With food, not with anything else!

Music is like cooking for me: you mix the ingredients together in one big pan and see how they end up. Through experimenting, you find what you really like and stick with it.

Cooking is a philosophy; it's not a recipe.

I love any project where I get to push myself and learn new things.

I learned that if I could read, I could cook. I surprised myself I like it.

I am not a chef. I am not even a trained or professional cook. My qualification is as an eater.

I'd love to cook. It's something I've got into since I've grown older. I'm mates with Jamie Oliver and he's been a real inspiration. I've cooked for Jamie a few times - most people are too frightened to cook for him. Chefs are really easy to cook for. They're just pleased not to be the one who's cooking.

As far as cookbooks go, I think Joy of Cooking is a classic. I've used it over and over again. Julia Child frustrates me. By the time you get all her herbs together, you're exhausted

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

People inspire me. Curiosity inspires me. Mystery inspires me.