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" My parents were all into macrobiotic cooking and natural cooking, and my sister was a vegetarian. I wasn't down with that. "

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" People get a little bolder and more wild in summer. You've got things going on kabobs, things cooking on the bone. There's something about standing over a grill or outside with the family that inspires us. "

" I've always been an eccentric, a rocker at heart. I can't play the guitar, but I can play the griddle. "

" I say to folks all the time, 'Watch what you're eating. You don't have to eat it all. Make conscious choices. It doesn't mean you have to starve yourself and eat carrots all day.' Have an awareness. "

" Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they'll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever. "

" I love to cook for people. It's my honor, honestly. It's what I have to give. "

" There are three people you need in life: an accountant, a fishmonger, and a bail bondsman. "

" If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried. "

" If you've really got a problem with me, and you came and told me you had a problem with me, I'd be interested to listen to you. But if you're just some loser that sits there and hammers away on some blog form or whatever, I don't have time for that. Why even worry about it? "

" I'm not doing anything for anybody. I'm doing what I do. "

" I love everything from Enya to Pantera. "

" There are races and then there are races. And without a doubt, the Indy 500 is the race that I've always wanted to attend. And now, to be driving the Corvette Pace Car... this is going to be unbelievable. "

" I never knew I would go this far, but I was told by people it wouldn't happen, and now I own four restaurants, and I have one of the best shows on the Food Network. I'm living in the Super Bowl of food. "

" I take everything very seriously, but I also take it lighthearted to recognize that you can't control it. "

" I'm a chef, I own restaurants, and there's a behavior in the kitchen you have to have. "

" I've been using the same hair wax for as long as I can remember. I'm not a gel guy, I'm not a perfume guy, not really into any of that. "

" I'm a big fan of doing 'Triple D.' But I don't want to do it forever, don't get me wrong! Travel away from my family, are you crazy? But do you know what it does for these mom-and-pop restaurant joints? It changes their lives forever. I mean, their businesses will never be the same. "

" We are not blessed with junk food - my family and my kids do not eat fast foods. "

" I'm a stocky 210 pounds. "

" I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is. "

" I'm gonna open a small restaurant on the beach in Mexico. We're only gonna have a few tables, and we're only gonna cook what's fresh that day. We're gonna get back to the basics. "

" Triple D is all about three things: Food, story and character. "

" As soon as you wanna take away the flavor of anything, just fry it. "

" I have three wood-fired ovens... I have one at my house, one at my ranch, one on the trailer that I use for charity events. "

" I have a fond appreciation for the Canadian culture and the Canadian food scene in general. "

" I'm a culinary gangsta with a very spiritual side, so when I was introduced to the 'spiritual gangster' line, I had to have it. "

" It's tough, you know: I'm a chef first, and a restaurant owner, way before I was ever on Food Network, and it's a tough business. "

" With messy food, or foods with a lot of sauce, you do 'The Hunch.' I learned it in Philly, watching the dudes in suits eat cheesesteaks. You keep your elbows above your hands because if you don't, the grease runs down your sleeve to your elbow. "

" I'm a big greens fan. I'm a big vegetable fan. I'm a big whole grains fan. And I exercise a lot. That's how I keep this petite dancer's figure. "

" I get influence from everybody and everything. "