I come from a family of farmers on both sides of my family.

- Eric Ripert

I just find the world very exciting and beautiful everywhere.

- Eric Ripert

I never pressure myself to do something I don't want to do.

- Eric Ripert

Nobody wants an ugly book.

- Eric Ripert

Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.

- Eric Ripert

There is great food in Vegas.

- Eric Ripert

To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.

- Eric Ripert

When you are 25, 30, you know, you have no responsibility, no mortgage, no kids, no retirement to think about, nothing.

- Eric Ripert

I'm very inspired by other cultures and very often use what I perceive to be exotic ingredients.

- Eric Ripert

I don't follow the food trends.

- Eric Ripert

I find the organic wave much more interesting in America than in France.

- Eric Ripert

I am totally anti-technology.

- Eric Ripert

I am not a picture guy. I like to live in the present and keep the image of the past vivid in my mind. I don't need the precision of the picture.

- Eric Ripert

For me, I do not wish to build an empire.

- Eric Ripert

A lot of people believe that when you are Buddhist, you are the Dalai Lama. I'm certainly not.

- Eric Ripert

When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself.

- Eric Ripert

I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic.

- Eric Ripert

The nature of human beings is to eat meat and fruits and vegetables, and therefore we have to kill animals. I don't have a problem with that. But it's a sacred moment. It's a gift of life.

- Eric Ripert

California is lucky, the East Coast is lucky because we get great seafood and a lot of produce from Florida, locally in good weather, but in the winter we have to buy it.

- Eric Ripert

It has been stressful to be a French resident in America.

- Eric Ripert