Quotes by Chefs

If all I hired were cake decorators, our cakes would just look like cakes that people decorate. We do astounding work at Charm City Cakes and to do that you need people who think in astounding ways. Artists just think in different ways. Duff Goldman

Law breaking, graffiti artist, dumb jock that I am, I'm pretty socially conscious. Duff Goldman

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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard. Eddie Huang

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I blog because I have something to say. Eddie Huang

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For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet. Eddie Huang

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I don't want to get burned when I'm cooking. To avoid getting hit when pan-frying, I stand far away and use chopsticks that are almost two feet long. I learned it from my mom, who does the same thing. Eddie Huang

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Sundays are for Dim Sum. While the rest of America goes to church, Sunday School, or NFL games, you can find Chinese people eating Cantonese food. Eddie Huang

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I'll always be Chinese first. It probably isn't politically correct to say or something that the majority understands; I can change my shoes, I can swap my passport, but, I'll always have this face. Eddie Huang

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I have more to say as a writer than from behind a wok. Eddie Huang

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My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth. Eddie Huang

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I want to prove you don't need to have academic syntax to be intelligent. Eddie Huang

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I wasn't meant to be an attorney, but I was meant to go to law school. Eddie Huang

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I like being on camera, performing, seeing what people have in common. Eddie Huang

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I love fresh citrus and always keep lemons, limes, and oranges on hand; they come in handy for spritzing up quickly grilled meats, seafoods, and vegetables, especially when followed up by a quick drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Emeril Lagasse

I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his hands all the time. When my son cooks with me, he stands on a step stool so he can reach the stove. I teach him about safety and fire. Emeril Lagasse

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When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan. Emeril Lagasse

You can easily put together your own favorite spice blend, whether that's a salt and pepper mixture or you're adding herbs to it or Creole spice. Just watch out for the sodium content. That why I encourage you to make your own. Emeril Lagasse

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Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving. Emeril Lagasse

I respected it. I submerged myself into it. So on a lot of days off I would go and fish with the fishermen and the families that ran the boats. I would go work the fields with farmers. I would go and talk with farmers about growing particular products for me. Emeril Lagasse

The cool thing is that now that people have made this evolution where cooking is cool, people are doing it on weekends, they're doing their own challenges. It's back to cooking. And it's real cooking. Emeril Lagasse

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