Ted Allen Quotes

"Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day."
-Ted Allen

"Six months ago, I was just a writer for Esquire, typing up in my little garret on the far north side of Chicago, and no one had any idea who I was."
-Ted Allen

"I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen."
-Ted Allen

"However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about."
-Ted Allen

"You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame."
-Ted Allen

"If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me."
-Ted Allen

"We're not out to turn rugged straight guys into weenies who paint their fingernails."
-Ted Allen

"I know that the single guys on the cast (which is everybody but me), hmm, well a lot more people flirt with you when you're on TV."
-Ted Allen