A few quotes by famous chefs about success
We all need the inspiration to stay on track with goals and stay focused and positive. A lot of energy goes into preparing celebrations for those we love at this time of year. There are many similarities in how we work on our own and how we work with others. Are we being getting help, or doing it all on our own? Thanksgiving is a time to pull together our team and let them shine in their areas of expertise. If someone has a better recipe for pecan pie we bring them onto the team.
We hope some of these quotes below help you with your holiday recipe for success and that you have a fantastic celebration.
Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. — Julia Child
If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that’s exactly what I did. — Gordon Ramsay
As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I’ve learned that failure will always come. I’ve learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment. — Christina Tosi
We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am. — Thomas Keller
I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician. ‘If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a cook, you have to know the trade-in your hand. You have to learn the process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to you. — Jacques Pepín
When you have made as many mistakes as I have then you can be as good as me. — Wolfgang Puck
Once you decide on your occupation… you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success… and is the key to being regarded honorably. — Jiro Ono
To me, there’s no great chef without a great team. — Daniel Boulud
There are many times in my life when I could’ve thrown in the towel. Many times in my life when I was on the floor. And when you’re on the floor, never allow anybody to pick you up. It doesn’t matter how long you stay there, make sure you pick yourself up and dust yourself down. Whatever happens, whether you go home today or you don’t go home today, that’s irrelevant. What’s relevant, is you take the knowledge from the experience and you grow as a person. — Marco Pierre White