All Ted Allen Quotes
- A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so had… Audition
- 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 sharing… Applause
- My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even… All
- People who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibility to not only cook dinner for large groups of… All
- 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 and passionate about… Chef
- When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy… Chef
- I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles. Asian
- In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult. Actuality
- Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show! Christopher
- I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really… Apartment
- It's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la minute, as chefs say. Just… Arrive
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a… Combination
- The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch.… Any
- I am much more interested in the process than results. Inspirational
- I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how… Amazing
- I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and… Cooking
- I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy. Food
- Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con Any
- You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame. Enjoy
- The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are. Anybody
- 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 really… Adventure
- To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and… Adventure
- Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period. Condiment
- For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each… All
- 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… Actual