--- title: "4 Chefs Quotes By Ted Allen" description: "4 Chefs quotes by Ted Allen. Plus more from Ted Allen and more Chefs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/ted-allen-12313_about_in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-becaus_1080486.jpg" --- > [In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-because-i-m-fortunate-enough-to/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/ted-allen-12313_about_in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-becaus_1080486.jpg) > [I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegraph-our-enormous-affection-and/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ted-allen-12313_admiration_i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegrap_2137740.jpg) > [It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-who-are-actual-chefs-and-other/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/ted-allen-12313_chef_it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-wh_2142052.jpg) > [I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make fine food…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-think-what-i-do-differently-from-a-lot-of-tv-chefs-is-that-i-break/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/ted-allen-12313_barriers_i-think-what-i-do-differently-from-a-lot_3138391.jpg) ## Other authors on Chefs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gordon-ramsay-39056.jpg) Gordon Ramsay 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/gordon-ramsay/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-daniel-boulud-26386.jpg) Daniel Boulud 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/daniel-boulud/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-pierre-white-63262.jpg) Marco Pierre White 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/marco-pierre-white/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alain-ducasse-10221.jpg) Alain Ducasse 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/alain-ducasse/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-colicchio-91372.jpg) Tom Colicchio 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/tom-colicchio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-symon-67481.jpg) Michael Symon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/michael-symon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-bourdain-14044.jpg) Anthony Bourdain 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/anthony-bourdain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ferran-adria-34990.jpg) Ferran Adria 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/ferran-adria/) ## More by Ted Allen > [Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/jay-leno-is-not-a-guy-who-likes-change-he-eats-the-same-food-every-day/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [It's a 12-hour cooking class for me on the set of 'Chopped.' You'd think I'd get sick of it, but it's a source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/it-s-a-12-hour-cooking-class-for-me-on-the-set-of-chopped-you-d-think/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/the-great-mystery-to-me-is-how-restaurant-critics-think-they-can-get/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Cooking allows you to have travels, adventures and journeys without going anywhere. The running joke between my partner and me is that I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/cooking-allows-you-to-have-travels-adventures-and-journeys-without/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-went-in-saying-i-wanted-to-be-the-food-guy/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/cooking-for-people-is-an-enormously-significant-expression-of/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/people-want-honest-flavourful-food-not-some-show-off-meal-that-takes/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/cooking-for-people-is-an-enormously-significant-expression-of-2/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-like-to-have-friends-in-the-kitchen-and-make-a-big-mess-and-use/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/when-i-come-home-from-a-shoot-i-d-rather-reheat-food-i-ve-made-than/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/believe-me-i-understand-the-need-for-easy-and-speedy-after-a-12-hour/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/the-world-is-full-of-people-who-would-like-nothing-better-than-to/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/well-we-don-t-take-money-from-people-and-then-show-the-product-it-has/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/two-words-to-improve-any-dish-ba-con/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) > [I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really admire a lot. I've learned a lot from her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-had-a-really-good-time-with-martha-stewart-who-also-is-somebody-i/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chefs/ted-allen/#itemlist", "name": "4 Chefs Quotes By Ted Allen", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking from the best chefs in the business.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-because-i-m-fortunate-enough-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/ted-allen-12313_about_in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-becaus_1080486.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/ted-allen-12313_about_in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-becaus_1080486.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/ted-allen-12313_about_in-recent-years-i-ve-been-writing-becaus_1080486.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to…” — Ted Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegraph-our-enormous-affection-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ted-allen-12313_admiration_i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegrap_2137740.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ted-allen-12313_admiration_i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegrap_2137740.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/ted-allen-12313_admiration_i-ve-always-hoped-chopped-would-telegrap_2137740.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and…” — Ted Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not, and have never held myself out as being, like a CIA trained chef.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-who-are-actual-chefs-and-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/ted-allen-12313_chef_it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-wh_2142052.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/ted-allen-12313_chef_it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-wh_2142052.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/ted-allen-12313_chef_it-s-very-important-to-me-that-people-wh_2142052.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world…” — Ted Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make fine food more accessible to the regular person, who might be intimidated. 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