Eric Ripert

It took me all my life to learn how to salt a tomato.

I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.

Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in cooking.

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.