99 Quotes by Eric Ripert

You don't become a chef to become famous.

Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in cooking.

Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.

When I am about to have a difficult project, I dream I am climbing a mountain. When everything is going fine, I dream I am going down the mountain.

I am a Buddhist, therefore I should not be collecting anything - however, I have a collection of Buddhas. I have a lot of them.

I don't like it when I go to a restaurant and I'm lectured from the menu.

America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.

As young cook, especially in France, they're very tough in the kitchen. The idea is to make you humble and learn fast.

Chefs are leaders in their own little world.