Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore.
Thomas KellerA cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide.
Thomas KellerWe go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.
Thomas KellerThe book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.
Thomas KellerWith passion, if you see the first asparagus of the springtime and you become passionate about it, so much the better, but three weeks later, when youโve seen that asparagus every day now, passions have subsided. Whatโs going to make you treat the asparagus the same? Itโs the desire.
Thomas Keller