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I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been cooking Spanish…

— Anonymous

I want to expand my cuisine to this country. I love America. I have been here 22 years.

— Masaharu Morimoto

I saw an opportunity to use a restaurant to identify a lot of my issues and concerns with being an immigrant in America, and…

— Eddie Huang

America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium when I…

— Anonymous

Growing up, my dad owned a restaurant in Washington, DC, and food was something I was passionate about. But when I finally got into…

— David Chang

I think I have the secret of a successful L.A. restaurant, especially now that so many Europeans live there. You have to have a…

— Michael Caine

I started freelancing for Serious Eats while I was still living in Boston. I was born there, grew up in New York City, but…

— J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

It's difficult when you travel around America to get local food; it used to be very easy. You went from town to town and…

— Mark Kurlansky

I've worked in factories, managed a restaurant and served in the U.S. Army Reserve.

— Mark Robinson

I come from a very big family, and I grew up in restaurants.

— Gloria Votsis

I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work.

— Hope Davis

You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French,…

— Emeril Lagasse