Ted Allen

I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy. Ted Allen

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day. Ted Allen

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I’ve been a really enthusiastic…

In recent years, I’ve been writing because I’m fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel…

When I come home from a shoot, I’d rather reheat food I’ve made than eat takeout. Ted Allen

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to…

I think what I do differently from a lot of TV chefs is that I break down barriers and make…

Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting ‘Chopped,’ say, I’m talking…

I’ve always hoped ‘Chopped’ would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the…

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is…