The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.

Quote by Ted Allen

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Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.

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...

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,...

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....

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.

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...

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 went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.

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

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

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

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'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...

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'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....

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 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...

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,...

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 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...

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,...