Michael Symon Quotes & Sayings
26 most famous Michael Symon quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 55 year old American chef born on Sep 19, 1969.
“My restaurants are never opened on Thanksgiving; I want my staff to spend time with their family if they can. My feeling is, if I can't figure out how to make money the rest of the year so that my workers can enjoy the holidays, then I don't deserve to be an owner.”
“Every lesson I learned as a kid was at the dinner table. Being Greek, Sicilian and Ruthenian - we are an emotional bunch. It is where we laughed, cried and yelled - but most importantly, where we bonded and connected.”
“Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.”
“I don't think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There's roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is also about heritage. Cleveland is really a giant melting pot - not only is my family a melting pot, but so is the city.”
“I was lucky enough to have great mentors both in the culinary world and in the world of chefs who became celebrities. Bobby Flay is one of my dearest friends and a tremendous mentor for me. Mario Batali is the same way. They began doing TV a little before me and they showed me the way.”
“I always tell my employees, the busier it gets, the slower you should cook. When you run around like a crazy person, that's when things go wrong.”
“I make no bones about it. I have no understanding of pastry.”
“My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.”
“Go to the grocery store and buy better things. Buy quality, buy organic, buy natural, go to the farmers market. Immediately that's going to increase the quality of the food you make.”
“For the longest time, chefs and restaurateurs were able to get products home cooks couldn't get, but that's not the case anymore.”
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