6 Quotes & Sayings By Homaro Cantu

Homaro Cantu is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and author of several books on food and cooking. His first book, Homaro Cantu's Savory Tart, was named one of the best cookbooks for 2010 by USA Today. He is rapidly becoming known as "the chef who gives back." Cantu is the founder of the nonprofit organization, The Homaro Cantu Foundation. The Foundation's Mission Statement reads: "The Homaro Cantu Foundation was established to create sustainable change in the world through education, empowerment and inspiration. The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life, health care and well-being of people around the world by creating opportunities for excellence through excellence Read more

The foundation will make these opportunities available to all people who are capable of receiving them." Since its inception in 2011, the Homaro Cantu Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to community organizations that promote health and wellness.

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From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work. Homaro Cantu
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Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past. Homaro Cantu
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Most Americans live on a diet that includes processed fare that is neither fresh nor natural. Homaro Cantu
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I was just taught very early that if I didn't solve problems, I was headed for a very dark path. Problems were everywhere. Now, even if there are no problems, I look for problems. I'm like, 'You know what? I don't like the way this spoon works. I want to design a new spoon.' Homaro Cantu
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The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short. Homaro Cantu