Anne Burrell

I love doing 'Worst Cooks' so very much. ”

I love hot dogs. ”

I've never been anything than a blond my whole life. There was one time when I dyed the ends pink. My father said if I ever did that again, he'd shave my head and keep me home 'til it grew back. ”

I started waiting tables in college and realized how much I loved the business and loved to cook. I decided to go to culinary school and never looked back. ”

The margins for restaurants to make money are very, very narrow. It's a tough business, and to be a chef is a little bit masochistic. ”

I started in the restaurant business at the age of 19 as a waitress. I loved the atmosphere and the camaraderie of the restaurant business. I loved not having to go to an office. I loved making people happy. ”

It's a life choice to be a girl chef, as it is to be a boy chef. It feels pretty natural to me. It's a full-time, full-scale, full physical job, and a lot of times, it can take the place of kids and family. To be in this career is much more difficult for a woman to have a family, marriage - whatever that means. It's not a 9-5 job. ”

Always in my house, I have almonds, hummus, Triscuits, and cheddar cheese. It takes me back to childhood. My go-to meal would probably be pasta. ”

I always use my 'Holy Trinity' which is salt, olive oil and bacon. My motto is, 'bacon always makes it better.' I try to use bacon and pork products whenever it can. ”

Definitely, in any teaching situation, there are the clueless students; then there are the ones who get it a little quicker. ”