Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they’re not intimidated by them. If I’m doing ‘Boy Meets Grill,’ and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.
BOBBY FLAYWhen I’m hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette.
More Bobby Flay Quotes
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I don’t have a long family history of good cooks in my family.
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Grilling outside with my parents at the Jersey shore. We would grill lobster and corn in the summer.
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I dropped out of high school. I really had no interest in doing any school work whatsoever.
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Take risks and you’ll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed.
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Cooking is a subject you can never know enough about. There is always something new to discover.
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Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.
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I don’t like to dump the dressing on top of the greens. Instead, I pour it against the side of the bowl – using only enough to glaze the leaves – then toss.
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I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink – some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks after its opening, I became the chef. I was 20 years old, and way over my head. I had to hire the cooks and do the menus.
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Brushes are crucial for applying glazes, sauces, and oils. The pastry brushes that you find in homestores can be pricey so pay a visit to your local hardware store and pick up a few paint brushes which are less expensive and work equally as well.
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Habaneros have a great fruity flavor, but the challenge is that you have to deflect the heat in order to taste the flavor. If you don’t, you’re dead. They should really have a warning sign on them. Deflect the habanero’s heat by pairing it with sweet food.
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I was not such a great student, .. So, when I graduated high school, I went to work cooking. I cooked a little at home, but back then, cooking wasn’t really a profession that you aspired to, unless your family was in the business.
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I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual.
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Nobody believed the ‘Food Network’ could last. Even I was short sighted and thought to myself, 24 hours of food on TV? They’ll run out of things to talk about in four days! But that wasn’t true. ‘Food Network’ continues to get better and evolve.
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A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.
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You can’t chase everybody on the Internet who’s saying stuff about you, that’s for sure.
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