Geoffrey Zakarian Quotes

A plate of food has to have balance. For example, a mild fish like skate mustn't be overwhelmed by the side dishes. They should have personality and color, but they also have to be subtle.
Chestnuts are my favorite ingredient to use in the fall, especially for the holidays. I always find that they are meaty, hearty and have a mysterious refinement when cooked or roasted over sea salt.
Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza.
Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.
Cooking a piece of fish and cooking it right. Knowing the fish, knowing the properties of the fish. That's a hard thing to do rather than covering it with a lot of sauces and foams or other cooking methods that might be high wire acts and look good on the outside.
Days off are few and far between in the restaurant business. But on an hour off, I like to have a glass of wine with my wife.
Determine who you are and what your brand is, and what you're not. The rest of it is just a lot of noise.
Everybody these days wants to be a star, including myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.
Everyone could use instructions on every aspect of cooking: pantry, storage, refrigeration, cooking, what to buy. Everyone that I come into contact with could use help.
How you treat the quiet, shy types is the most important. If you leave them to sit in a corner, they will be noticed, and it will affect everyone's time. I instantly spring on them and treat them as royalty, showing them around and introducing them to everyone so they seem special.
I always request a king-size bed, and if I can't, I try to work that out right after I land. I unpack immediately so the clothes don't get wrinkled. I go the gym. I adjust the temperature; I like the room kind of warm. And then turn on CNBC.
I begin my day online and end my day online. I like to prepare myself for the next day and have a sense of closure before I go to bed.
I do not believe in eating fish hot. People always insist on hot fish, but that leaves it dried out.
I don't usually have time for TV. When I get home at night, I just want to fall asleep.
I like tuna when there's a definite streak of deep pink in the middle, medium rare so to speak, and it comes out best when it's not cut too thick.
I love hospitality, and I love cooking. The kitchen is where I feel most at ease and where I feel most like myself.
I love hotel rooms, so I take pictures of the room and the way out and the lobby, the food and drink.
I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online.
I use the confit principle for chicken thighs. I season them with herbs and garlic, let them marinate, and then cook them in chicken fat.
I'm a freak of neat. The kitchen has to be clean.
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