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" I love cooking for the sake of understanding how people before me used to feed themselves, used to feed their families. "

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" I cannot wait to see the day that one day we will have a chef that will become the secretary of food of the United States of America. "

" Recipes are overrated. "

" One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity. "

" I guess that from the moment we are fed by our mothers, without even knowing it, we are caught in a net that brings us comfort, something we always feel when a special woman cooks for us. It is something unique and personal - it is something we want to keep for ourselves. "

" The federal government spends about $2.51 per child per day to feed them lunch. Out of that, you have to pay for labor, facilities, and administrative costs, leaving about a dollar for food. Imagine trying to feed yourself a nutritious meal every day with only a dollar. Very difficult. "

" Simple ingredients prepared in a simple way - that's the best way to take your everyday cooking to a higher level. "

" As a chef and as a father, I am very upset by what's on the menu at most schools: chicken nuggets and tater tots and ketchup and pizza. "

" I have an amazing wife and three daughters that always keep me motivated. "

" When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me. "

" Everyone should wake up and have a fresh-squeezed orange every day. By having a fresh glass of orange juice with American oranges, you are supporting the local economy, you have all the vitamin C you need in a day, and you support the environment because you don't use any plastic from bottles or bags. "

" In Spain, we mainly use red plum tomatoes, but it is always fun to experiment. Try using a mix of colors or substitute green tomatoes for plum next time you make a tomato dish. "

" Good things, you can't rush into them. "

" As chefs, we work with organizations like Oxfam to enrich their projects with culinary tools, recipes and ideas. "

" Most people only use their griddles for pancakes, but you can sear vegetables like sliced zucchini or mushrooms, thinly sliced meats like chicken or pork, or thinly sliced fish or squid. "

" Anchovies pair really well with fruit like a nectarines or clementine. The fruit complements the sweetness and saltiness of the anchovy. "

" Education is everything. It's for everyone. We all need to be educated. "

" I work with companies like Audiostiles to put together mixes for my restaurants. I even created a soundtrack for my television show. "

" Like many parents after a long family holiday, I usually welcome the moment when my kids head back to school. "

" America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium when I give a speech, which in America is rare for a chef. "

" I think every chef should have a food truck. It's a good way to test the markets, to invest in meeting the future restaurant goers. "

" When you go to watch a baseball game, when you go to watch an NBA game, when you watch an NFL game, when you go to watch movies, the offering that those arenas are doing foodwise is 'all the hot dogs you can eat'; all the French fries you can eat; for $20 you can eat 20 hot dogs. "

" Vegas is a celebration. "

" Puerto Rico is the perfect meeting place between Spain, the country I come from, and America, the country where I now belong. The meeting point of two worlds where magic can happen. "

" I love going to Rodeo Drive with my wife. "

" Old cookbooks connect you to your past and explain the history of the world. "

" It is time to embrace and celebrate ketchup, not be ashamed of it. "

" Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation. "

" I was very impressed with the street food of Singapore. I was very impressed with the dishes that they did. "

" When we are trying to come up with new health laws, you bring doctors, you bring experts in medicine. In urban planning, you bring the best architects. How it is possible that when we are talking about the way we are going to feed America, no chef shows up in the room? "