I'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. Ted Allen chefcookfood Change image and share on social
I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen. Ted Allen bigfriendkitchen Change image and share on social
Cooking 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 takes, or how much I destroy the kitchen, because I just have such a good time doing it. Ted Allen adventureconcerncook share on social
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 carbfavoritegreen Change image and share on social
I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it. Ted Allen apartmentcenterkitchen Change image and share on social
I'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 crammed with full of stuff! Ted Allen apartmentchicagocram share on social
It'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 CIA trained chef. Ted Allen actualchefcia Change image and share on social
People 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 that are fussy or fancy or formal. And I don't think that's what anybody really wants, especially if you're not good at it. Ted Allen cookdinnerfancy share on social
Cooking 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 people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that. Ted Allen applauseapprovalcook share on social
When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout. Ted Allen eatfoodhave Change image and share on social