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" When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me. "

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" Dorado Beach's rich history provided amazing inspiration to put forward a bold menu celebrating the legacy of the people and cuisine that shaped this unique destination and to push me to share some of my own stories. "

" A plancha is just a hot flat surface. So if you think about it, anything is a plancha, like a saute pan or a griddle. A la plancha is the perfect way to cook for a crowd. "

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

" I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been cooking Spanish food in Washington, D.C. "

" 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. "

" Today we take New England clam chowder as something traditional that makes our roots as American cooking very solid, with a lot of foundation. But the first person who decided to mix potatoes and clams and bacon and cream, in his own way 100 to 200 years ago, was a modernist. "

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

" The time has come to recognize that food, how we produce it, process it, package it, sell it, cook it and eat it, is as important as any other issue. "

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

" 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. "

" I cannot wait to see the day that one day we will have a chef that will become the secretary of food of the United States of America. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I always say that I don't believe I'm a chef. I try to be a storyteller. "

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

" I'm sorry for the ducks; I love foie gras. "

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

" I love cooking for the sake of understanding how people before me used to feed themselves, used to feed their families. "

" People travel north from Barcelona, not south. "

" There is nothing better than picking up sun-warmed tomatoes and smelling them, feeling them and scrutinizing their shiny skins for imperfections, dreaming of ways to serve them. "

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

" I don't know any group of professionals that mobilize as fast and as often as chefs do when there are people who are in need. "

" For me, there is no better tapa than a really good stuffed olive. "

" 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. "

" I think every chef should have a food truck. It's a good way to test the markets, to invest in meeting the future restaurant goers. "

" Spain is a fascinating mix of people, languages, culture and food, but if there is one thing all Spaniards share, it's a love of food and drink. "

" I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that. "