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Ted Allen Quotes: "Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con"

Two words to improve any dish. Ba, Con



Ted Allen Quotes: "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."

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.




Ted Allen Quotes: "You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame."

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness."

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




Ted Allen Quotes: "People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare."

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



Ted Allen Quotes: "However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about."

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.



Ted Allen Quotes: "In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult."

In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult.




Ted Allen Quotes: "If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me."

If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me.



Ted Allen Quotes: "My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you can do contemporary things."

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary spaces too, so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you can do contemporary things.



Ted Allen Quotes: "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 a green vegetable has carbs in it."

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 a green vegetable has carbs in it.



Ted Allen Quotes: "I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it."

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party."

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party.




Ted Allen Quotes: "Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal."

Oh, did I tell you I have a cookbook? I have a cookbook deal.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!"

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!



Ted Allen Quotes: "Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period."

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.



Ted Allen Quotes: "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 one we're all wearing their clothes."

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 one we're all wearing their clothes.



Ted Allen Quotes: "What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff."

What I bring to the table is a huge enthusiasm and love for this stuff.



Ted Allen Quotes: "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 it."

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 it.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It's bad hospitality for the host to be freaked out."

Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It's bad hospitality for the host to be freaked out.



Ted Allen Quotes: "When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout."

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



Ted Allen Quotes: "The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are."

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 Quotes: "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 remember to keep talking."

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 remember to keep talking.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day."

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



Ted Allen Quotes: "I am much more interested in the process than results."

I am much more interested in the process than results.



Ted Allen Quotes: "For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas."

For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.



Ted Allen Quotes: "The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots."

The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots.



Ted Allen Quotes: "The best way to learn is live, in person, cooking, feeling, smelling and tasting, but TV is the second-best thing to that; it's a halfway facsimile."

The best way to learn is live, in person, cooking, feeling, smelling and tasting, but TV is the second-best thing to that; it's a halfway facsimile.



Ted Allen Quotes: "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."

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.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets."

Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Buying stock is exactly the same thing as going to a casino, only with no cocktail service."

Buying stock is exactly the same thing as going to a casino, only with no cocktail service.



Ted Allen Quotes: "I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen."

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



Ted Allen Quotes: "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 to make these amazing preparations."

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 to make these amazing preparations.



Ted Allen Quotes: "I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy."

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



Ted Allen Quotes: "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 friends than to be together to create something."

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 friends than to be together to create something.



Ted Allen Quotes: "Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman, ' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!"

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman, ' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!