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" I think when dishes have a certain amount of acidity, really they are very alive. And I love things that are alive. "

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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. "

" A plancha is just a hot flat surface. So if you think about it, anything is a plancha, like a saute pan or a griddle. A la plancha is the perfect way to cook for a crowd. "

" I'm very happy with how Jaleo in Las Vegas came together. "

" 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. "

" Food is national security. Food is craft. Food is everything, when you think about it. "

" A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it. "

" I believe in tradition and innovation, authenticity and passion. "

" The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom. "

" In 2010, I created World Central Kitchen as a way to try and help find solutions to many of the food issues we face. "

" Italians allow anything in their cooking. "

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

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

" If you have some potatoes, green beans and cauliflower, you have a heck of a dish that can feed an entire family. "

" Dorado Beach's rich history provided amazing inspiration to put forward a bold menu celebrating the legacy of the people and cuisine that shaped this unique destination and to push me to share some of my own stories. "

" 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? "

" I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that. "

" We still have to keep betting on markets like America that are full of opportunities to grow, even if we have to work our heads off to do it. "

" When you use a simple gelatin like collagen, you can get flavor that is 100 percent pure, maybe event 150 percent. "

" To feed a nation is never easy! "

" I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty. I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there. "

" 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. "

" In Hong Kong, 'wonton' means swallowing a cloud. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People travel north from Barcelona, not south. "

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

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

" Sometimes you need to give dishes a nap. "

" 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. "