--- title: "7 Cooks Quotes By Ted Allen" description: "7 Cooks quotes by Ted Allen. Plus more from Ted Allen and more Cooks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/ted-allen-12313_asian_i-cook-everything-i-love-mediterranean-c_1417471.jpg" --- > [I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-cook-everything-i-love-mediterranean-cooking-i-love-asian-cooking-i/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/ted-allen-12313_asian_i-cook-everything-i-love-mediterranean-c_1417471.jpg) > [Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/thom-is-one-of-those-wonderful-people-to-cook-for-because-he/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/ted-allen-12313_cooks_thom-is-one-of-those-wonderful-people-to_1761825.jpg) > [The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/the-funny-thing-about-thanksgiving-or-any-big-meal-is-that-you-spend/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/ted-allen-12313_bigs_the-funny-thing-about-thanksgiving-or-an_1828807.jpg) > [However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/however-i-was-a-restaurant-critic-at-chicago-magazine-before-i-worked/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/ted-allen-12313_chicago_however-i-was-a-restaurant-critic-at-chi_2146774.jpg) > [People who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibility to not only cook dinner for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/people-who-hardly-ever-cook-at-all-suddenly-at-the-holidays-feel-like/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/ted-allen-12313_cooks_people-who-hardly-ever-cook-at-all-sudde_2600543.jpg) > [I'm really trying to respond to the foods that are in the stores and just pulling the things that are the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-m-really-trying-to-respond-to-the-foods-that-are-in-the-stores-and/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/ted-allen-12313_beautiful_i-m-really-trying-to-respond-to-the-food_2722024.jpg) > [I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-allen/i-m-a-home-cook-and-love-to-read-about-food-but-i-m-not-trained-as-a/) [Ted Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc3/ted-allen-12313_and-love_i-m-a-home-cook-and-love-to-read-about-f_2849412.jpg) ## Other authors on Cooks ## 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/cooks/ted-allen/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cooks Quotes By Ted Allen", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. 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