Simple ingredients, treated with respect... put them together and you will always have a great dish.
~ Jose Andres
The Christmas market at the Barcelona Cathedral sells all kinds of things for your Nativity scene. It will also give you a good idea of Catalan culture.
I've been a cook all my life, but I am still learning to be a good chef. I'm always learning new techniques and improving beyond my own knowledge because there is always something new to learn and new horizons to discover.
I love to talk about cooking and recipes, but I love as much talking about how food and cooking can change the world.
Chefs are at the end of a long chain of individuals who work hard to feed people. Farmers, beekeepers, bakers, scientists, fishermen, grocers, we are all part of that chain, all food people, all dedicated to feeding the world.
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.
The business of feeding people is the most amazing business in the world.
Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man.
Dorado Beach's rich history provided amazing inspiration to put forward a bold menu celebrating the legacy of the people and cuisine that shaped this unique destination and to push me to share some of my own stories.
I have an amazing wife and three daughters that always keep me motivated.
Even today with the public's growing interest in food and diet issues, politicians rarely include food as part of their political platforms.
People travel north from Barcelona, not south.
When you go to watch a baseball game, when you go to watch an NBA game, when you watch an NFL game, when you go to watch movies, the offering that those arenas are doing foodwise is 'all the hot dogs you can eat'; all the French fries you can eat; for $20 you can eat 20 hot dogs.
I remember that at the beginning of the month, the kind of menus my mom and father would prepare for us would have fish, chicken. But at the end of the month - because my father would be waiting for paycheck - the refrigerator would get empty. I remember that without a lot of food left, some of the best meals happened right there.
If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!
For food to be romantic, it should be light. Too many times people plan a romantic meal, and the food is too heavy.
A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.
Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation.
As legal residents, immigrants would contribute more in taxes, spend more at our businesses, start companies of their own and create more jobs. Immigration is not a problem for us to solve but an opportunity for America to seize.
I'm always looking to the future and what will next be on the horizon.
