Alex Guarnaschelli

I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time. ”

Dione Lucas has been obscured by larger-than-life personalities like Julia Child, but she had it going on. She is like the horse that came in second place, whose name we can't remember. It takes more than just one horse to make a race. ”

Once you make a cookbook, you live with it as your own for the rest of your life, like a yearbook. ”

You have a shelf-life on TV. ”

I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end of today you will decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.' ”

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there. ”

Repeatedly opening the oven - or worse, taking out the turkey to baste it - slows down the momentum of cooking. ”

Red wine vinegar has some personality as well acidity. ”

When we eat something at a restaurant, however simple it may look, there's something in it that makes you think, 'Well, I couldn't quite do this from home.' ”

Understand that nutrition plays a huge role in athletes' lives, and one of the most nutritious ways to eat is to cook your own food. ”