Eric Ripert

I am convinced that if you serve great value, people will come to you. ”

Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know. ”

A lot of foreign people say, when asking about eating habits, 'What is your guilty pleasure?' I have no guilt. Whatever I do, I enjoy and it's the point. I think if you start to feel guilty about it, that's a problem. So, no guilty pleasures. I have pleasure and no guilt at all. ”

I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen. ”

I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family. ”

The nature of human beings is to eat meat and fruits and vegetables, and therefore we have to kill animals. I don't have a problem with that. But it's a sacred moment. It's a gift of life. ”

Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in cooking. ”

When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself. ”

To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself. ”

I am totally anti-technology. ”