Joel Robuchon Quotes

When new cooks come to work for me, they obviously make mistakes at the beginning or there’s some messiness to the presentation. What I always say to them is: ‘If you were cooking this for your mother or your girlfriend, would you make those mistakes?’

When I used to have a show on French TV, people would ask me how my jacket stayed spotless while cooking. Your whole area has to be clean – and you have to keep it that way.When I was 13, I entered the seminary in the hope of becoming a priest. But I often found myself helping the nuns in the kitchen and thus discovered my passion for cooking. I began to cultivate my skills and aspirations at the age of 15, when I embarked on my first apprenticeship.

When I used to have a show on French TV, people would ask me how my jacket stayed spotless while cooking. Your whole area has to be clean – and you have to keep it that way.

When a dish works, it works for everyone, whether you’re Asian, European, African, American or anybody else.

We the chefs have a responsibility to learn about the chemical makeup of food!

Vegas represents the idea of America I had as a kid. The big cars, the pretty girls; everything is possible in Vegas.