Andre Soltner Professions : Chef Born : 1932 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Andre Soltner I always say this to the young chefs and mean it: The customer is excited, he says you are an artist, but we are not, just craftspeople with a little talent. If the chef is an artist, he doesn’t succeed. Why? Because he is inspired today but not tomorrow. We cannot do that. Andre Soltner artist littles mean One must cook a piece of meat a thousand times before one begins to truly understand it. Andre Soltner cooks pieces meat When you find a waiter who is a waiter and not an actor, writer, musician or poet, you've found a jewel. Andre Soltner cooking jewels food I think the future for young chefs is much brighter than it was 40 years ago. Because people have become so much more interested in food. That will not stop. We cannot go back now. We cannot go back to frozen. Andre Soltner people years thinking Similar Authors Bryant Terry chef Alice Waters chef Auguste Escoffier chef Art Smith chef April Bloomfield chef Anthony Bourdain chef All Authors