Rene Redzepi

When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

If you see someone in the kitchen that has good hands and a quick brain, then you need that person to be in the front of everything.

We in the media have been guilty about not doing a better job of making people understand how really simple cooking is. We've made everyone feel like they have to be a chef.

I don't eat cereal actually... Frosted Flakes... that's as close as I can get.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.