No one's born a good cook. You have to learn and practice.
While a pot of boiling water may not offer the char or smoke of a grill, it does give the cook an advantage when it comes to seasoning food.
I was always a good cook from my mum showing me when I was a young lad, but hiring a chef helped me to understand food better.
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.
I've read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.
There will never be a universal way of cooking, but information will always be universally useful.
Instead of cartoons, I was the kid who was watching Food Network, falling asleep to Emeril and Rachael Ray.
The most followed chef is Delia Smith. She is my age and doesn't try to be entertaining, she encourages people to learn the basics.
A formative cookbook for me was Nigella Lawson's 'How to Eat.' Its warm, conversational tone is wonderful.
I'm a rather crude cook.
When anybody is just starting the process of cooking, I always say it takes practice, and nobody got to be a great cook on their first try.
I love jerk chicken. I could literally eat it every single day of my life. I also like curry goat, rice and peas, and ackee and saltfish. For some reason, no one ever taught me how to cook, though. They've always cooked for me!
I'm not an amazing cook. But I can follow a recipe!
The history of cooking is my passion, and cooking is my passion.
I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world.
Fine dining teaches you how to cook many different things, and it gives you the basic fundamentals, but these specialty restaurants, they're not teaching you the broad foundation you need to become a well-rounded cook.
I'm obsessed with cooking! I want a degree in the culinary arts!
I'm obsessed with cooking shows, even though they make everything look so easy when it isn't.
I studied cooking all through high school.
I think anybody can cook if they take the time.
I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.
If you're picky, you have to learn about cooking.
On the whole, I rather disapprove of cookbooks, except for the literary ones, like Elizabeth David's.
I grew up on Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme, Sara Moulton - and obviously, Emeril's first show had a huge impact on my life.
I enjoy cooking, but I don't know... I just don't think I have enough skills to teach other people.
