88 Quotes by Ted Allen

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.

Six months ago, I was just a writer for Esquire, typing up in my little garret on the far north side of Chicago, and no one had any idea who I was.

I first got into food with my mother, just Southern cooking, really bad for you food (just delicious!) because I'm the first Yankee in my family, and everyone else was from the South.

We're not out to turn rugged straight guys into weenies who paint their fingernails.

I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them.

No, Queer Eye has a book coming out before mine, in the Spring of 2004, in which each of us has a section and we do a brief overview of our subject area.

Baking is problematic for me because I usually drink a lot of wine when I cook!

The blood orange is a wonderful and beautiful juice. The survey found a lot of people really appreciated tart flavors.

I love the trend in food and cocktails, with people working with natural foods and ingredients. You get such bright, fresh flavors.