A Quote by Alain Ducasse

I have an obsession for quality. I work for my guests, not to obtain Michelin stars.

Alain Ducasse

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Alain Ducasse
French - Chef
Born: September 13, 1956

One of the great awards from a chef's point of view are Michelin stars. The ultimate is three Michelin stars. For example, Gordon Ramsey has three Michelin stars. Having one Michelin star is a big deal, two is incredible and having three puts you in a bracket of maybe 30 chefs worldwide.

Paul Rankin

Cheesecake Factory is great. It should have Michelin stars.

Blake Lively

I went from two stars to one star to two stars to three. In the history of the 'Michelin Guide,' I don't think there has been any chef to go up and down - and then up again.

Alvin Leung

A lot of country pubs will receive Michelin stars.

Heston Blumenthal

Gordon Ramsay, the only chef in London honored with three stars by the 'Guide Michelin,' is not a monster.

Bill Buford

I don't know how many Michelin stars Barcelona has, but you don't have to spend big money to eat great.

Marc Gasol

Like I say, Michelin is Michelin. It's nice people are recognized, but at the end of the day, the star doesn't define you, it's what you do with it, and it's what you do in life in general. I think it helps you with the business, but it doesn't help you as a person.

Dominique Crenn

I couldn't go any higher with three Michelin stars. I mastered my craft. I'm still learning and picking up ideas.

Chelsea Handler

In 1990 at Harveys, when I was 28 years old, I became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars. It was a huge achievement.

Marco Pierre White

Speed is one of the great curses of modern civilization, obsession with speed leads to quantitative approach; we come to believe that more is better. This is very materialistic, we have to realize that it is the quality of life, quality of relationships, quality of food, medicine, education and everything else which matters.

Satish Kumar

Brittany might not boast the biggest collection of Michelin stars in France, but when it comes to produce, you quickly realise that some of the key building blocks of French cuisine have their roots here.

Rachel Khoo

For my 16th birthday, my family took me to L'Auberge de L'Ill, which was family-run but had three Michelin stars. It was a revelation. After that meal, I realised this is what I want to do.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

I think the standards for food service and quality keep going up, which is exciting. With my restaurant Tabun Kitchen, I wanted to give guests freshly cooked, high-quality ingredients at a reasonable price and I think we've found a way to do it.

Hanan Kattan

We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend, and we finally said, 'Okay, you know what? That's a little too much.'