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 am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

Meditation state is a place of deep relaxation where you can pinpoint the things you do and to set a paradigm switch from effect to cause. So how to be a cause in your own life.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.