Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have. - Anthony Bourdain

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Cooking is the ultimate giving. - Jamie Oliver

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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. - Nina Compton

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Being a boss, it comes at a cost. You have to be really, really driven but I wouldn’t trade it for the world because now I really get to enjoy this thing that we call life. I’m doing what I love to do, and it doesn’t feel like work. - Erica Barrett

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It's okay to play with your food. - Emeril Lagasse

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I always say that I don't believe I'm a chef. I try to be a storyteller. - Jose Andres

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To become a doctor, you need to go to medical school. To become a lawyer, you need a J.D. But to become a chef, you just put your time in at restaurants and learn by doing. - Caroline Schiff

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I don’t want to make food that only the top 3 percent can enjoy. That doesn’t bring my heart joy. I want to create a place that services a wide range of people. There are sleepless nights, 24-hour work days. I’m rooted in love and passion for the game. - Nyesha Arrington

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When I create any dish, literally the first thing I think of is, what is the purpose behind this dish? Why am I putting this ingredient in it? - Esther Choi

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In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude. - Julia Child

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