I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.

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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....

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 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...

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 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 went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.

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

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,...

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,...

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...

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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....

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...

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 am much more interested in the process than results.

I am much more interested in the process than results.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...