I started my cooking career aged 15, almost 20 years ago. At the time it was quite a shock suddenly working 75 to 80 hours a week, without time to play football or other sports. – Rene Redzepi
Theres no media training. In cooking school, theres not even manager training. You learn the fundamentals of cooking. Everything else is learning by doing. – Rene Redzepi
I still cook at home. A lot of chefs I think dont cook at home. But I still do, I love cooking at home, I love having friends. – Rene Redzepi
Ive never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy. – Rene Redzepi
People will travel anywhere for good food – its crazy. – Rene Redzepi
When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them. – Rene Redzepi
Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home… and eating it. – Rene Redzepi
Learning about issues such as sustainability and locavorism are things that you need to have as part of you as a chef because it will make you cook more delicious food. – Rene Redzepi
