Eric Ripert

In a professional kitchen, the idea is to have your cooks not moving much while they're cooking. You want them to stay in the same spot. ”

I am not a picture guy. I like to live in the present and keep the image of the past vivid in my mind. I don't need the precision of the picture. ”

You don't become a chef to become famous. ”

It's a very naive idea to think that the chef is cooking everything, and, on top of it, is irreplaceable. That would mean that basically he is the only genius, and there are idiots all around him, which doesn't make sense. ”

Chefs are leaders in their own little world. ”

I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic. ”

I like very much Louis Vuitton. My wife loves it too. ”

It took me all my life to learn how to salt a tomato. ”

When I am about to have a difficult project, I dream I am climbing a mountain. When everything is going fine, I dream I am going down the mountain. ”

I'm very inspired by other cultures and very often use what I perceive to be exotic ingredients. ”