Most of my reputation is a product of exaggeration and ignorance. - Marco Pierre White

Great chefs have three things in common. The first is the understanding that mother nature is the true artist and they are the cook. The second is that everything they do becomes an extension of them as a person. Third, they give you insight into the world they came from, the world that inspired them. They show that off on their plates.

Success is born out of arrogance.

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