However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and Ive been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. Its just something Im passionate about. – Ted Allen
When I come home from a shoot, Id rather reheat food Ive made than eat takeout. – Ted Allen
My 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. – Ted Allen
Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting Chopped, say, Im talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches. But thats not about the joy of food. Thats survival. – Ted Allen