"Success is born out of arrogance."

"Most cooks when they are young tend to overwork their food to hide their lack of confidence and appreciation for Moth…"

"Success is born out of luck. Luck is being given the opportunity, but it's awareness of mind that takes advantage of …"

"As far as I'm concerned, if someone is paying a huge amount of money to come to your restaurant and eat your food, th…"

"Apply the cook's brain and visualize that fried egg on the plate. Do you want it to be burned around the edges? Do yo…"

"Most chefs, unfortunately, cook by numbers. It doesn't come from within. Molecular cuisine is basically branding food…"

"When I made the decision to retire, I had three options. The first option was, I don't retire, I stay in the kitchen,…"

"It is only by growing to know yourself that you do things for the right reasons and maybe have a chance to be really …"

"Cooking should be a way of life—an extension of oneself—never a job."

"Cooking is a philosophy, it's not a recipe. Unless it's pastry, then it's chemistry."