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" Let me ask you: Who do you prefer, a clown organizing your menu - with all due respect to Mr. McDonald - or a chef? I do believe it's a very simple answer. "

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" 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. "

" The business of feeding people is the most amazing business in the world. "

" Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man. "

" Music is always on. Not at work. But at home, everything always has to have a soundtrack. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" To feed a nation is never easy! "

" 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. "

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

" Dragon fruit is very subtle, very delicate. So you want to be careful not to kill it with things that have very strong flavor. "

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

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

" To me, what I'm interested in, in the end, is the meaning of food in our lives. "

" I believe the future is vegetables and fruits. They are so much more sexier than a piece of chicken. "

" For food to be romantic, it should be light. Too many times people plan a romantic meal, and the food is too heavy. "

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

" All my life, I've had restaurants that were affordable. "

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

" When you become an American, they give you an injection so your accent changes. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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