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Cooking Quotes

On family kitchens, music, and the craft of cooking.

These quotes cover cooking as both chore and craft—lessons learned young at home, music that makes the task lighter, and the dream of running a restaurant serving a specific regional cuisine. See our family quotes for more.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Quotes by Sade Adu

We in the media have been guilty about not doing a better job of making people understand how really simple cooking is. We've made everyone feel like they have to be a chef.

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you're halfway there.

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

Does a bona fide chimichurri have cilantro in it? Who cares? Cooking for your family, unless your family includes Joel Rubouchon, is liberating in that regard.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

See, I'm a believer that people are born with a sense of cooking. It's something within them that really gives them the ability to create and to understand flavors.

Quotes by Roy Yamaguchi

You know what, I don't really watch a lot of cooking shows, but what's great about them is that it inspires a lot of the younger generation so, you know, with cooking shows and reality shows and the social media,...

Quotes by Roy Yamaguchi

I love showing my personality in my cooking.

Quotes by Roy Yamaguchi

I've always wanted a straight-up cooking show since I was a child.

Quotes by Roy Choi

There is something timeless and beautiful about cooking straight to camera.

Quotes by Roy Choi

Cooking is one of the most zen things - you have to be there.

Quotes by Roy Choi

Food trucks are an essential part of people's days. They are important to the fabric of feeding people, like hotel chefs cooking breakfasts or for weddings.

Quotes by Roy Choi

Chefs have always been leaders, but now, because of social media and the evolution of the chef identity, we have a voice that expands beyond cooking.

Quotes by Roy Choi

I don't have many hobbies or talents other than cooking, but I've always been good at figuring out a city.

Quotes by Roy Choi

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.

Quotes by Roy Choi

At my lowest point, I found cooking.

Quotes by Roy Choi

My parents worked and sold and hustled; they were gone from the morning, and I pretty much took care of myself. But in a Korean household, you're always eating with your family no matter what, and you're always cooking. And...

Quotes by Roy Choi

I enjoy music and cooking and cartoons and many other things.

Quotes by Rosanna Pansino

My first pet at home in Edinburgh was a dog my dad had called Glen. He was a small sheepdog and went with my dad every day to work as manager of a cooking centre, which made the children's lunches...

Quotes by Ronnie Corbett

Pastry is different from cooking because you have to consider the chemistry, beauty and flavor. It's not just sugar and eggs thrown together. I tell my pastry chefs to be in tune for all of this. You have to be...

Quotes by Ron Ben-Israel

I grew up in France, my first language was French, and I tend to gravitate towards French cooking.

Quotes by Robert Stack

Frequently Asked Questions

What different cooking-related memories and views appear here?
This mix covers being pushed to help with cooking and chores growing up, a personal view about the time women spend cooking or getting ready, a wish to open a restaurant serving Parsi cooking, and a memory of cooking alongside future celebrity chefs.
Is there a quote about being pushed to help with cooking and chores growing up?
Yes: "My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school."
Does a quote mention wanting to open a restaurant serving Parsi cooking?
Yes: "I would still like to own and run a restaurant serving Indian food with a good dollop of Parsi cooking - which you can't seem to get anywhere."
Is there a quote about cooking alongside future celebrity chefs?
Yes: "When I moved to Los Angeles, I was cooking with two guys who became celebrity chefs, if you will. I became their sous chef for awhile. We'd go to all the big names in Hollywood."
Where can I find more quotes about food and home?
For more, see our Food and Home quotes pages.

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