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

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" 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. "

" As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities. "

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

" I mix mayonnaise, ketchup and brandy and a little bit of mustard. This is a heck of a good sauce for seafood. "

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

" I don't think anybody can claim success at any part of our lives, private or professional, if there are others that don't enjoy the same opportunities. "

" I'm a different immigrant. My life is so lucky compared to so many. "

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

" The cheapest gadget - and you don't even have to spend a dime - is chopsticks from a Chinese restaurant. I use them for everything: to toss salads, to turn a piece of meat in the pan, to flip croquettes in the Fryolator, to whisk eggs for omelets, to stir eggs into fried rice when I make that for my daughters. "

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

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

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

" Simple ingredients, treated with respect... put them together and you will always have a great dish. "

" I eventually settled in Washington, where my partners and I have been fortunate to build a restaurant business that now employs thousands of Americans across the country. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I get bored of vacation. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Behind Chipotle is not a corporation; behind Chipotle is a man that is one of the great cooks, that created a great concept. "

" 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. "

" People ask me in Europe, when they do interviews... they ask me, 'Well, how does it feel to be a cook in a country that doesn't know how to eat?' It always touches a nerve, because Europe and the world think that America is no more than bad hot dogs and bad burgers. "

" Tapas is a celebration of life. "

" 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? "

" Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation. "

" Don't skimp on the ice. Bags from the grocery store melt so fast and water down your drinks. I prefer beautiful, big squares for my cocktails. "

" I believe no chef becomes what he becomes without having many people influence him. "

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