You are probably fully understanding by now, that we love, admire, worship, and adore professional chefs.  And fully committed to deliver chef recipe videos consistently, we occasionally like to get inside of a chefs head and see what’s really ticking underneath that white hat.   So we present to you “Chefs Speak”, words of wisdom, and thoughts beyond the kitchen.

Our first episode of Chefs Speak asks the question: Who owns a recipe?   New York chef and author Andrew Carmellini answers in this short interview, touching on some ethical and moral recipe practices.  The conclusion?  All chefs borrow.  How they handle it, give credit, and execute the ideas differs wildly.   Check out the video.

Chef Marco Pierre White had this to say on the concept in an interview with Salon.com:

“You can’t reinvent the wheel. Everyone takes from everybody. How many people are serving foie gras on their menu? How many? How many people do a soupe de poisson? Go to France — a pigeon en croute de sel, a loup de mer en croute de sel. We live in a world of refinement, not invention. It’s the greatest compliment he can be given, this guy. If someone takes one of your dishes and does it, it’s flattery. For you to get pissed off because he didn’t acknowledge you is ego. It’s all too political really, isn’t it? I mean, we’re f**king chefs. “

What are your thoughts? Discuss!