Ted AllenA friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so had been coming to New York City regularly and thought… ▶371Thought
Ted AllenI 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.372Humanity
Ted AllenIt's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not, and have never held myself out as being, like a … ▶376Humanity
Ted AllenWhen the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the l… ▶343Thought
Ted AllenSesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.334Reflection
Ted AllenI am much more interested in the process than results. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.3610Philosophy
Ted AllenQueer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be p… ▶338HumorThought
Ted AllenI went in saying I wanted to be the food guy. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.339Politics
Ted AllenYou know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.251HumanityThought
Ted AllenIn actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.307Death
Ted AllenThe funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and ever… ▶286Humor
Ted AllenCooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with… ▶254HumanityLife
Ted AllenCooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness. ✨ “Things a Man Should Know About Entertainzing” by Ted Allen, www.esqu… ▶254Humanity
Ted AllenTwo words to improve any dish. Ba, Con309Humor
Ted AllenI think that curiosity happened on these reviews where I was just a guest of the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea of cooking as a mechanism for s… ▶288DeathThought
Ted AllenMy whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even a green vegetable has carbs in it. 299Philosophy
Ted AllenPeople want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare.255HumanityTruth
Ted AllenTo me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and friends than to be together to create something. … ▶183Thought
Ted AllenNot to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show! ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.216Reflection
Ted AllenCooking allows you to have travels, adventures and journeys without going anywhere. The running joke between my partner and me is that I'm not really concerned about how long it t… ▶2410HumorTime
Ted AllenI cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.184Love
Ted AllenI've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just… ▶239Politics
Ted AllenI'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.<… ▶151LoveReading
Ted AllenThe great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.c… ▶162Thought
Ted AllenPeople who hardly ever cook at all, suddenly at the holidays, feel like it's their responsibility to not only cook dinner for large groups of people suddenly, but to serve things … ▶132HumanityThought
Ted AllenIt's okay if you finish cooking something easy after your guests arrive - some dishes must be prepared a la minute, as chefs say. Just remember to keep talking. ✨ Biography/… ▶155Reading
Ted AllenFor each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes. ✨… ▶145Sadness
