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Humm realized real food culture change requires avoiding dietary dogmatism
“I feel like I started to realize that to create real change, we can't be as dogmatic.”
Yelling in the Kitchen Is a Sign of Weakness
“I always feel that when a chef is loud and yelling, it means that he's overwhelmed, and it's a weakness, absolute weakness”
Wealthy Investors' Passion Project Restaurants Never Survive
“A lot of people try to allure you with this very wealthy guy who wants to have this restaurant, and it's sort of like his passion project. These things never, ever, ever work out because people get bored of it. It only works if it makes money.”
Hospitality Drives Repeat Diners Much More Than the Food
“I think hospitality is arguably more important than even the food. I think the food maybe brings the guests to the restaurant, but then the hospitality makes Makes the guest return and return.”
Minimalist Cooking Leaves No Room to Hide Mistakes
“It's easier to add things, but if you only have two things on the plate, then everything has to be perfect.”
Business Success Can Make Culinary Work Less Satisfying
“When you're starting to be pulled in a lot of different directions, it's harder to measure your accomplishments, and so in a way, it's less satisfying as a chef when you start having more success, you know, you're doing interviews, and you're talking to guests…”
Cooking Vegetables Requires Much More Creativity Than Meat
“To really see the creativity of a chef is by watching them work with vegetables. If you have a carrot and you want to make that into a meal, it's not so clear what direction you're going to go. It definitely requires more thought, more preparation, more organi…”
Humm: Long-tenured teams matter more than decor or food in fine dining
“The most valuable thing is, is to, are the people, the team. The value of them having worked together for a long time, that's what makes the best restaurant in the world. Like, I was always saying, like, you know, we can have the most beautiful dining room, an…”