35 Quotes by Tyler Florence

It's about how to make the best meat loaf or fried chicken or macaroni and cheese. It's about brilliant simple cooking, really.

I really want people to walk away from the book with the idea that they can become kind of an intuitive cook. Instead of relying on the mathematics of, you know, 2/3 of a cup of this and a cup of this, to really be able to feel the recipe.

I think food trucks are the new answer to American fast food. The idea of raising two or three million dollars and going through red tape to open a restaurant, there's lots of barriers to success. There's a really easy jumping place for food trucks. It's very hip and acceptable for new chefs to open a food truck first.

I just live life on my own terms. And I smile a lot.

Today's food trucks are far from cheap eats on wheels, there are some seriously gourmet offerings on four wheels.

Fruit often ends up rotting in the crisper drawer. Well, that’s the wrong place to put it. Out of sight, out of mind. The kids all know where the junk-food shelf is. Make the fruit that easy to get to. Put a big huge bowl of fruit on the counter.

It doesn’t take money to have style, it just takes a really good eye. Sometimes you can find amazing culinary antiques that will make it feel like an old French kitchen.

My wife and I love to host wine and cheese parties. They are simple and elegant and you don’t have to put a lot of effort and time into it.

I love food, all food, everything about food. I enjoy going to the market and having what’s in front of me – what’s fresh, seasonal – tell me what I’m cooking.