Chef Quote by Ted Allen

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Ted Allen

I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.

— 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…

— Ted Allen

People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare.

— Ted Allen

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness...

— Ted Allen

I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen.

— Ted Allen

When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout.

— 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…

— 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…

— Ted Allen