I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it.

Quote by Ted Allen

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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,...

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...

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...

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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.

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,...

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 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 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...

I am much more interested in the process than results.

I am much more interested in the process than results.

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

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