Nicole Mones famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Great food needed more than chefs; it needed gourmet diners.
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But I get frightened sometimes," she admitted."I know. Fear is only fear, though.""And somehow you live without it.""No," he corrected her. "You live with it.
-- Nicole Mones -
So this is one of those times when life is just handing you something, telling you what to do, which way to go. So enjoy it. It'll be fun. I guarantee. I can't guarantee we'll find the ***** thing, but it'll be interesting. Then if we do find it - if we do- the payoff's huge.
-- Nicole Mones
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Actually, the true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.
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To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach.
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Even the most astute chefs seek out the assistance of Celine Labaune, owner of Gourmet Attitude, because they know they can rely on her keen senses and deep understanding of the truffle trade.
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When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?
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My favourite film is 'Le Diner de Cons,' a French movie.
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Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.'
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Don't dunk your nigiri in the soy sauce. Don't mix your wasabi in the soy sauce. If the rice is good, complement your sushi chef on the rice.
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I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.
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Set yourself up for success from the very beginning and then focus on maintaining that success.
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Fame hurt. People thought I was a sellout chef and stopped coming to my restaurant.
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