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

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" As chefs, we cook to please people, to nourish people. "

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

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

" If you want to keep your side dishes warmer than room temperature, consider buying a small steam table for the home, with the Sterno cans underneath. "

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

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

" I've been a cook all my life, but I am still learning to be a good chef. I'm always learning new techniques and improving beyond my own knowledge because there is always something new to learn and new horizons to discover. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My love for artichokes comes from when I was very young. My mother and father would slice the hearts and fry them, and they would be crispy around the leaves and tender at the base. "

" 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. "

" The right use of food can end hunger. "

" I don't understand how it's cheaper to buy a whole steak at the Price Club than spinach. How did that happen? "

" 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. "

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

" I love Ozomatli, this L.A. band that makes great coffee. They are half American, half Mexican, their coffee's great, and they're very good friends. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Women's cooking has always had a big influence on me personally. "

" 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. "

" Roberto Donna is a great Italian chef. "

" 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. "

" My family and I cook at home almost every day together. The kitchen is the central and most important room in the house; it's a great way for us to connect. We love going to the farmer's market on Sundays as a family and choosing the ingredients together. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Soy sauce and seaweed go really well with potato chips. "

" Sometimes you need to give dishes a nap. "