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…

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Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of...

I think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of...

I am much more interested in the process than results.

I am much more interested in the process than results.

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.

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

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

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to...

Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to...

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary...

My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house, but I really like contemporary...

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

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

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and...

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and...

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of...

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of...

My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches,...

My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches,...

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

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

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with...

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with...

For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer....

For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer....

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

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

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal...

I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal...

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping...

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping...

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment....

I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment....

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

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

It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in...

It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in...