17 Quotes by Fernand Point

As far as cuisine is concerned one must read everything, see everything, hear everything, try everything, observe everything, in order to retain in the end, just a little bit.

The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.

Cooking is for capturing the taste of the food and then enhancing it, as a composer may take a theme and then delight us with his variations.

A good apprentice cook must be as polite with the dishwasher as with the chef.

Every morning the cuisinier must start again at zero, with nothing on the stove. That is what real cuisine is all about.

There are many people who claim to be good cooks; just as there are many people who, after having repainted the garden gate take themselves to be painters.

If he is thin, I will probably dine poorly. If he is both thin and sad, the only hope is in flight.

A good meal must be as harmonious as a symphony and as well-constructed as a Norman cathedral.