There will never be a universal way of cooking, but information will always be universally useful. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
I have strong feelings about cookbooks because I am a lover of them and student of them and devourer of them and collect them. I find them to be a great source of inspiration. When I was a cook and not making much money, I always used to spend most of what I had on cookbooks. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
I don’t like the term ‘dinner as theater,’ because that implies something thespian that I don’t want to tie into this, but there are plenty of times that people go out to dinner because they want to have an experience. There are, however, probably many more times that people go out to eat because it’s 7 o’clock and it’s time to eat. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
I present classics in an unfamiliar way or unfamiliar ingredients and preparations in a classical way. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
Eggs are one of my all-time favorite foods, and making the over-easy egg is a test of skill. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
Being a chef isn’t the ideal career to intersect with parenting, but I try to be in my kids’ lives as much as possible. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
I was working for a chef a long time ago who told me to not skip steps or be in a hurry. Success in a kitchen is more like a marathon and less like a sprint. Rising up the ranks too quickly isn’t necessarily a good thing. This advice was from a guy who was sorry he had done that and didn’t want me to do the same. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
I like all cheese, but my guiltiest pleasure is definitely American cheese. Wylie Dufresne Read Quote
