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" If you ask me about Napoleon, I'll tell you about his relationship with sugar. And canning - thanks to Napoleon, we have canning. "

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" I remember being a young boy in Spain and watching my parents cook. We didn't go to a lot of restaurants because we didn't always have the money, so cooking at home was just what we did. "

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" When you cook a sausage, the skin sometimes breaks and the ground meat comes apart. "

" Your parents would not be happy if you came home and said you wanted to grow up to be a chef or a rock star. "

" I love to talk about cooking and recipes, but I love as much talking about how food and cooking can change the world. "

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

" 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. "

" Chef Michel Richard is always at the top of his game. "

" Me, I'm an encyclopedia. I'm not a very smart guy, but I'm an encyclopedia. You can ask me about anything you want. Probably I have the book; probably I have a first edition. "

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

" A cocktail can be made by the bartender. But the cocktail also can be made by the chef. "

" One day, we'll have 10, 20 or 50 Jaleos around America or around the world. "

" My whole life, I have been trying to cook an egg in the right way. "

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

" Iberico de Bellota is best when cooked medium rare with a nice, pink center to allow the delicious acorn-infused flavor to come through. "

" Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world. "

" IBM has research and development; so do Microsoft and Nike and even Jose Andres. But there hasn't been enough R&D on feeding people in the Third World. This has to be part of the process; if not, we'll keep throwing money at the problem instead of investing in true solutions. "

" Look at our farmers' markets today, bursting with heritage breeds and heirloom varieties, foods that were once abundant when we were an agricultural nation, but that we have lost touch with. Bringing all these back helps us connect to our roots, our communities and helps us feed America the proper way. "

" Steakhouses serve these big steaks. The first piece is hot, and the last piece is cold. The way I like to eat is to try three or four cuts of meat. People should actually be eating less meat, and the meat they eat should be special. "

" Romesco with asparagus is simple and brilliant. "

" 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. "

" Even today with the public's growing interest in food and diet issues, politicians rarely include food as part of their political platforms. "

" Anyone who knows me knows that I always like to keep moving. "

" Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think. "

" Meat, to me, it's slightly boring. Hold on, I love meat too, but only once in a while. You get a piece of meat, and you put it in your mouth, you chew, the first five seconds, all the juices flow around your mouth, they're gone, and then you are 20 more seconds chewing something that is tasteless at this point. "

" We should all be involved in the avant-garde as long as we look toward the past. "

" Italians allow anything in their cooking. "

" Let me tell you a story about when I was growing up in Spain. Many Sundays, we would invite 30, 40, 50 people to the countryside, and my father would make a big paella. He put me in charge of the fire and the 'stove' - the rocks that hold the pan. But he wouldn't let me cook. I got so unbelievably upset. "

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

" Listen to me: Leek is a vegetable. It can be the center of a dish. "