Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Paul Bocuse

The so-called nouvelle cuisine usually means not enough on your plate and too much on your bill.

It is our duty to give meaning to the life of future generations by sharing our knowledge and experience; by teaching an appreciation of work well done and a respect for nature, the source of all life; by encouraging the young to venture off the beaten path and avoid complacency by challenging their emotions.

Life is too short for cuisine minceur and for diets. Dietetic meals are like an opera without the orchestra.

If an architect makes a mistake, he grows ivy to cover it. If a doctor makes a mistake, he covers it with soil. If a cook makes a mistake, he covers it with some sauce and says it is a new recipe.

Critics are like eunuchs: they know how, but they can't do it.

Without butter, without eggs, there is no reason to come to France.