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

Quote by Ted Allen

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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.

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 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...

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

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

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....

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.

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,...

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...

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to...

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to...

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...

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...

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.

No, Queer Eye has a book coming out before mine, in the Spring of 2004,...

No, Queer Eye has a book coming out before mine, in the Spring of 2004,...

I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really...

I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really...

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

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

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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 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...

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...