In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult.

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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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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 am much more interested in the process than results.

I am much more interested in the process than results.

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'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....

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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...