Cooking is just a vehicle to express yourself, like painting and acting... The reason why we're cooking is not because we want to put something on the plate. It's so much more complex than that.
Dominique CrennRead
I kind of do not like the word chef. Chef, giving you a sense of hierarchy and power. To be a good cook and to be a good leader, it has to come from within and to understand others.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Being a good cook and leader requires internal motivation and an understanding of others, rather than just adhering to titles or hierarchy.
In this quote, Dominique Crenn expresses her discomfort with the term 'chef,' suggesting that it denotes a hierarchy that can undermine the essential qualities of true leadership and cooking. She emphasizes that genuine leadership, like great cooking, stems from an intrinsic desire to understand and connect with others, rather than from the authority granted by a title.
Themes
LeadershipCookingUnderstandingHierarchyPower
In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop about effective leadership, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of humility.
More from Dominique Crenn
All quotes →Eating is an act of activism for me; it's politics.
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My restaurant is an expression of myself - my fantasies. Where I've been, and where I want to be. I think of my cooking as very emotional.
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I don't want people to look at my menu and see just the ingredients. I want to take them on a journey.
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When I interview people that want to work with us, I often disregard their resume, because a piece of paper, it doesn't tell me really who they are. I'm looking for honesty, vulnerability. I'm looking for strength, I'm looking for weakness. I'm looking also for someone that wants to learn and is excited about learning.
Dominique CrennRead
My grandmother was kind, but she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to give a command. When, eventually, I ran my own kitchen, I realized I had a leadership model reaching back into my earliest memories.
Dominique CrennRead
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