It’s important to have balance in your life between work and play.
BOBBY FLAYObviously, 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.
More Bobby Flay Quotes
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Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.
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I live in New York and I’m in New York basically all the time. I spend a lot of my time in my restaurants, and I feel like that’s why they’re successful.
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I don’t have a long family history of good cooks in my family.
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I seem to respond most to places that are more cosmopolitan because of my Manhattan upbringing.
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Don’t try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on ‘Food Network.’
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Grilling takes the formality out of entertaining. Everyone wants to get involved.
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In the end, your creativity — perhaps even your outrageousness — will determine the final result.
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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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Everybody says, ‘I have problems overcooking steak on the grill,’ but just take it off earlier! Grilling is really common sense. It’s very simple. You should think of a grill as a burner – it just happens to have grates. You shouldn’t be intimidated by it.
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I love using gas grills because they are easier to heat and it’s much easier to control the flames with a gas grill than with a charcoal fire. Grilling is not just about lighting a fire.
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I can’t be on the cheeseburger diet all the time.
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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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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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Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.
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I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me.
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