Why Chefs Should Listen to Customers
For professional chefs, there’s no finish line that means “you’ve made it” – there is no chef on the planet that has achieved a level of excellence too superior to listen to what their customers have to say. There is always room for improvement in this industry.
Do Michelin Chefs Cook For Their Families?
This is an interesting question in which I believe most would be surprised to hear the different outlooks most chefs have on this. In general, I believe there are two routes chosen by chefs in regards to cooking at home for their families. Some top chefs keep cooking because they love to cook, while others need a break on their days off.
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“Cooking is not a craft to get into for money. The money may come, or it may not. But you must get into it for the craft and the culture." - Chef Roy Choi @RidingShotgunLA
“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe." - @_TFL_
“Cooking is one of the most zen things – you have to be there." - @RidingShotgunLA
“Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken." - @DanielBoulud
“Mastering one recipe is better than mastering too many. Learn something and own it, and you’ll feel so much better about it. You’ll have more confidence if you’ve made it five times, and that confidence adds so much fun to cooking." - @TomDouglasCo
“When you run a kitchen, no matter how crazy and chaotic it gets, you have to be the calm one. You cannot show any sign of fear — the guests pick up on it. The beauty of this kitchen, though, is that everybody helps everybody." @chefninacompton
“Preparing food is one of life’s great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That’s not cooking – that’s working!" - @GuyFieri
“I’m not serving a menu, I’m serving a story. I’m serving my soul. I’m serving a conversation, and I want you to talk back to me." - @dominiquecrenn
“If an architect makes a mistake, he grows ivy to cover it. If a doctor makes a mistake, he covers it with soil. If a cook makes a mistake, he covers it with some sauce and says it is a new recipe." - @PaulBocuse
