I looked at it as a job. My first job was at Joe Allen’s, and I remember there was a photo over the bar of the Triple Dead Heat from the 1944 Carter Handicap.
BOBBY FLAYIf my daughter wants to get into this business, I would support that decision. She’s going to have a hard time not being in it. She loves food and she’s around it all the time.
More Bobby Flay Quotes
-
-
A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.
BOBBY FLAY -
You can’t chase everybody on the Internet who’s saying stuff about you, that’s for sure.
BOBBY FLAY -
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.
BOBBY FLAY -
I think people are intimidated by grilling .. maybe it’s the flame, maybe it’s the big grills, maybe they’ve had some bad childhood experiences .. but I think that grilling is actually the easiest technique in cooking.
BOBBY FLAY -
When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts!
BOBBY FLAY -
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.
BOBBY FLAY -
When I go to a restaurant, I eat three-quarters of the food in front of me. That cuts my calorie intake by 25 percent.
BOBBY FLAY -
Nothing goes perfectly, especially when you’re opening a restaurant.
BOBBY FLAY -
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.
BOBBY FLAY -
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.
BOBBY FLAY -
Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.
BOBBY FLAY -
Charcoal or gas. Both give excellent results, so choose the one that best suits your style of cooking.
BOBBY FLAY -
One of the things that happens in my house on the holidays is after dessert, we sit down to a very ambitious men-versus-women game of Trivial Pursuit. It’s brutal. And there’s a trophy.
BOBBY FLAY -
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.
BOBBY FLAY -
It’s important to have balance in your life between work and play.
BOBBY FLAY