As a chef and father, it kills me that children are fed processed foods, fast food clones, foods loaded with preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.
For food to be romantic, it should be light. Too many times people plan a romantic meal, and the food is too heavy.
I cannot wait to see the day that one day we will have a chef that will become the secretary of food of the United States of America.
I prefer natural hardwood lump charcoal - the other stuff makes your food taste like Goodyear tires.
I think every chef should have a food truck. It's a good way to test the markets, to invest in meeting the future restaurant goers.
In 2010, I created World Central Kitchen as a way to try and help find solutions to many of the food issues we face.
To me, what I'm interested in, in the end, is the meaning of food in our lives.
The time has come to recognize that food, how we produce it, process it, package it, sell it, cook it and eat it, is as important as any other issue.
The federal government spends about $2.51 per child per day to feed them lunch. Out of that, you have to pay for labor, facilities, and administrative costs, leaving about a dollar for food. Imagine trying to feed yourself a nutritious meal every day...
Like many parents after a long family holiday, I usually welcome the moment when my kids head back to school.
My family and I cook at home almost every day together. The kitchen is the central and most important room in the house; it's a great way for us to connect. We love going to the farmer's market on Sundays as a family and choosing the ingredients toge...
If you have some potatoes, green beans and cauliflower, you have a heck of a dish that can feed an entire family.
I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been cooking Spanish food in Washington, D.C.
I eventually settled in Washington, where my partners and I have been fortunate to build a restaurant business that now employs thousands of Americans across the country.
I love to talk about cooking and recipes, but I love as much talking about how food and cooking can change the world.
Your parents would not be happy if you came home and said you wanted to grow up to be a chef or a rock star.
Everyting starts to happen at my home at 7 A. M., 7:20, when you hear the orange juicer. That means my daughters are already making the fresh Clementine juice.
If you want to keep your side dishes warmer than room temperature, consider buying a small steam table for the home, with the Sterno cans underneath.
Music is always on. Not at work. But at home, everything always has to have a soundtrack.
I remember being a young boy in Spain and watching my parents cook. We didn't go to a lot of restaurants because we didn't always have the money, so cooking at home was just what we did.
Old cookbooks connect you to your past and explain the history of the world.
