Thomas Keller Quotes

A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.

I wonder if I love the communal act of eating so much because throughout my childhood, with four older brothers and a mom who worked in the restaurant business, I spent a lot of time fending for myself, eating alone - and recognizing how eating together made all the difference.

I like to drink young wines, wines which are robust and have a lot of forward fruit to them.

Repetition is the mother of perfection. If there is true perfection, it's about doing something over and over again. I truly think that if somebody does a recipe they've never done before and gets it right, they're probably more lucky than they are talented.

But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger; they make the best fast food hamburgers around.