Alain Ducasse Quotes

Know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.

The flavour of something fresh out of the ground is 10 times better than something that's been flown halfway across the world.

We've become slaves to words like 'local,' 'fresh,' and 'seasonal.' We all want to be Thomas Jefferson's agrarian hero, but sustainable food is a difficult beast.

I love to shop at the farmer's market or grab something from the garden and roast that.

I loved the experience of going to the farmers' market, seeing where your food is grown, turning it into something delicious.

I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.

I love the idea of farm to table and farmer's markets. I enjoy a meal more if I know I'm eating something that's good quality and good for me.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd.

I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.

The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is.

Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life.

Farm to table is a personal choice.

There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.

At the end of the day, you can't compete with Mother Nature. If you've got a great tomato, just a pinch of sea salt is all you need.

The British have such an odd relationship with food - and the land. I want the public and the Soil Association to see that growing things in a garden is no different to growing things in a field.

We want our communities to know what real food is.

We undervalue food in this country, yet Britain has beautiful food and beautiful growing conditions. It is astonishing the range we can grow.

I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce.

I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.

Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food.

I love food, all food, everything about food. I enjoy going to the market and having what's in front of me - what's fresh, seasonal - tell me what I'm cooking.

America is a country of abundance, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food. Let's stop with the excuses and start creating something better.

People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.

I always sought out organic produce because to me it always tasted better; the quality was better - if you got it fresh.