Author: Gail Simmons

Quotes

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

- Gail Simmons

In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I've had the privilege of staying at.

In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I've had the privilege of staying at.

- Gail Simmons

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

- Gail Simmons

There are days when I literally have to eat 17 plates of food - it's intense. It's about moderation. You just need a few bites to get the gist of a dish.

There are days when I literally have to eat 17 plates of food - it's intense. It's about moderation. You just need a few bites to get the gist of a dish.

- Gail Simmons

Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.

Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.

- Gail Simmons

I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I've gotten really into SoulCycle. It's sort of an evolved form of spinning.

I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I've gotten really into SoulCycle. It's sort of an evolved form of spinning.

- Gail Simmons

Patience is the secret to good food.

Patience is the secret to good food.

- Gail Simmons

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

- Gail Simmons

I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars, like Wogie's in the West Village, New York City, near my house.

I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars, like Wogie's in the West Village, New York City, near my house.

- Gail Simmons

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