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" I specifically left the corporate world so I could wear T-shirts, blue jeans, and honestly, I always wanted to be my own boss. "

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" You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert. "

" Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It's about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity. "

" One of the greatest birds I've ever had is called a 'Turducken.' A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. That's one that I love. I've done it a couple times. "

" I am just a regular dude who happened to make it. That's all I am, man. Maybe I was preparing myself in some lifetime to become this person, but I never thought I'd have every rocket shooting off at one time. "

" The Tom Brady sandwich would be a prosciutto with a nice Buffalo mozzarella, on a crispy baguette with a little fresh basil. Brady is classy; he's a really cool dude. He's got a lot of flavor. "

" It's tough, you know: I'm a chef first, and a restaurant owner, way before I was ever on Food Network, and it's a tough business. "

" If I probably didn't have tattoos, or if I probably didn't bleach my hair, or if I probably didn't wear blue jeans and a T-shirt to fancy things, if I didn't do things that make me look like someone who's whacked out of their mind, it'd probably be different. But then again, that's how I wanna dress. "

" I'm a chef, I own restaurants, and there's a behavior in the kitchen you have to have. "

" What do people want? Contact. People want to be able to see you and touch you. Are you real? "

" My parents moved out to California in 1968 from Ohio in a VW station wagon pulling a little trailer. I was 4 months old. They were following the energy out here. "

" If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried. "

" I'm a five-seasons griller! Did you know I added a new season? Living in Cali, I'm cooking in the yard all the time. I don't care what the weather is like. My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don't have too much to worry about. "

" Contrary to popular belief, I eat all types of food. Fried food is my least favorite. "

" I'm a huge kale fan. "

" One of my good buddies is Steve Hutchinson. He used to play for the Vikings, and he's also been on 'Triple-D.' "

" People need to take a little bit more risk. "

" Manage the heat, let the meat cook, and you'll get fantastic results. "

" I've always been an eccentric, a rocker at heart. I can't play the guitar, but I can play the griddle. "

" If you looked in my fridge, you'd see maybe 12 different mustards. "

" No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough. "

" I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is. "

" I tell anyone who will listen to me: On a cruise, you can be with all these people, or you can be by yourself. You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert. "

" I look at a basketball laying on the ground, and it makes me think of something. Popcorn ball. How 'bout a spicy popcorn ball? That is how my mind is always working. "

" People get a little bolder and more wild in summer. You've got things going on kabobs, things cooking on the bone. There's something about standing over a grill or outside with the family that inspires us. "

" Why can't we have a concert with food? Your typical cooking demonstration, there's just no enthusiasm. There's no energy behind it. I said, 'What if we take a cooking demonstration and fortify it with a lot of good music? ... Drive it to the next level?' "

" Avocados that haven't fully ripened will lack the big flavor you want for your dip. "

" I'm a big fan of doing 'Triple D.' But I don't want to do it forever, don't get me wrong! Travel away from my family, are you crazy? But do you know what it does for these mom-and-pop restaurant joints? It changes their lives forever. I mean, their businesses will never be the same. "

" I can't bake anything. I'm the worst. My cakes always come out flat. "