68 Quotes by Gail Simmons

In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I’ve had the privilege of staying at.

I’m tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it’s a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that’s one thing I do keep in my house – 70% dark chocolate.

I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I’ve gotten really into SoulCycle. It’s sort of an evolved form of spinning.

My mother’s kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it’s a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of time eating sweets on TV – cake, cupcakes, donuts, and pudding. It’s a dream job, but at the same time there will be days where I wake up knowing I will eat 15 desserts!

The less you do to beautiful food, the better it’s going to taste. You don’t need to mess with it all the time.

There’s not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they’re serving.

When I’m cooking for myself, I find that I eat almost completely vegetarian, although I’m not vegetarian.

I would not say I’m an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I am a meek, meek shopper.