A Quote by Tom Colicchio

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

Tom Colicchio

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Learning Key Nothing Recipes Techniques Tell

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Tom Colicchio
American - Chef
Born: August 15, 1962

I often write into recipes techniques that I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.

Sally Schneider

That being said, I often write into recipes techniques I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.

Sally Schneider

Recipes are not assembly manuals. Recipes are guides and suggestions for a process that is infinitely nuanced. Recipes are sheet music.

Michael Ruhlman

My recipes aren't classic recipes; they're all fusion recipes inspired by all the places I've been to.

Ranveer Brar

I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.

Julia Child

To me, nothing tastes more like summer than peach pie. I began collecting pie recipes from friends and family while I was still working on my first draft. As the recipes poured in, it was fun to try to match the pies to the characters in the book.

Sarah Weeks

That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.

Jeremy Jackson

I am learning cooking... all my mother's recipes.

Divya Dutta

In the right key one can say anything. In the wrong key, nothing: the only delicate part is the establishment of the key.

George Bernard Shaw

Don't be afraid to adapt new ingredients into your own techniques, and traditional ingredients into new recipes.

Jose Garces

Learning to celebrate success is a key component of learning how to win in the market.

Douglas Conant

Larousse Gastronomique has always been the first and last word on classic European techniques and recipes. I love that it has expanded its reach to cover world cuisines and modern culinary innovations, making it more indispensable than ever.