Ted Allen Quotes

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

Forgive, Please, Committed

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

Pretty, Difficult, Show

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

Work, Best, Food

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 endless interest to me. The only thing I don't like about it is it's a long day and my feet hurt. Otherwise, I love it.
Ted Allen

Love, Hurt, Long

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

Remember, After, Keep

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

Important, Understand, Chef

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

Change, Food, Same

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

Fun, Old, Place

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.
Ted Allen

Book, Before, Spring

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

Waiting, Show, Sound

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

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they cook for other people is to think that it has to be fancy and elaborate. This results in enormous expense and nine days of labor, plus you end up trying to assemble a croquembouche in front of your guests and everyone's experiencing flop sweat.
Ted Allen

Mistakes, End, Trying

One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and make a pickle out of it, because almost every dish benefits from that. I'm feeling like those intuitions are becoming more natural.
Ted Allen

Feeling, Almost, Natural

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

Bad, Important, Done

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 good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information.
Ted Allen

Funny, Good, Successful

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

Favorite, Period, Oil

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

Best, Live, Feeling

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

Great, Job, Away

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

Nothing, Rather, Golf

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

Great, Wonderful, Drink

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

Family, Fun, Together

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.
Ted Allen

Money, Nice, True

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

Love, Stuff, Bring

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

Home, Food, Made

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

Money, Great, Food

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: May 20, 1965

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