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Cooking is about imbibing different cultures and putting them in a plate on the table.
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Part of what makes a great chef is the ability to adapt, cook, and to taste. A great chef will use all their food knowledge, food memories, and senses to work with each ingredient and apply themselves to the dish they are creating.
Johnny Iuzzini
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The inspiring thing is that people are often more experimental with their desserts than other courses. It allows me to be more creative and excite people.
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Everyone has a different impression of what they are eating; not everyone tastes the same things, and definitely, not everyone has the same food memories.
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Baking is about multi-tasking. If you are organized and prepared, that's half the battle.
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The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.
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Every few years, I change my look for the simple reason that I get bored. If you Google Image me, you will see so many different looks: long hair, short hair, clean shaven, beard, etc.
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Whenever a chef cooks for his own ego rather than his guests, he/she set themselves up for ridicule and failure. In the end, it's the service industry. Our goal is to make our guests happy through our cooking.
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If you take everything personally and to heart, it will tear you apart. Take criticism, learn, adjust, and move on.
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Everyone has days when things can go wrong. That doesn't make you a bad pastry chef - that makes you human.
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There are so many restaurants that cook for themselves and think they are different. But it is always about making your guest feel special.
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