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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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.

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...

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.

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

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

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful,...

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful,...

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 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...

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,...

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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...

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...

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 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...

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it,...

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it,...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...