Thomas Keller Quotes
An American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer.
(1955 - )
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A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.
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But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they make the best fast food hamburgers around.
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Hopefully, imparting what's important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.
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I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.
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I have no formal culinary training, right.
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I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of experience so they can use what they're learning now as a foundation for a great career.
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I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of forward fruit to them.
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I think every young cook wants to write a book.
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I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me.
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I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.
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In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.
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It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me.
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It's one thing you aspire to: someday, you'll be able to write a book.
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Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef.
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My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.
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My favorite wines are Zinfandels.
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No, it's funny, when I eat out it's not typically in the kind of restaurants people might imagine.
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Now the restaurants have begun to catch up with the wine-making; there are numerous great restaurants in Napa Valley, and it's wonderful because the people are there for just that: great food and great wine.
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Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore.
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