Jose Andres Puerta Quotes

I had this idea that I would write a companion cookbook to 'Barbara the Slut.' The recipes would be like, 'Put the Lucky Charms in the bowl.'

My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami.

A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.

I love to cook and I've cooked a lot of Bulgarian food over the years.

Cassoulet requires a few ingredients you won't find in the typical supermarket.

Cooking is about ingredients.

Do you guys have any raw garlic?

I found that preparation is everything when you cook.

I'm a big fan of Jamie Oliver, and I've got all of his books. His recipe for peas with white wine and bacon is one of my favourites.

I love to make pancakes and French toast - vegan, gluten free, sugar-free. And if it tastes good I'm the proudest person in the world.

My biggest nightmare is that something doesn't have enough salt.

I can make a mean Kachchi Biryani, and sometimes I bake it, too.

I love food and lots of my friends are chefs. I love dishes from my Russian-Polish Jewish heritage. I like to make a big pot of meat and vegetable soup, and for dessert it's anything with chocolate.

I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook.

I love onions. I cook with them all the time.

Just like films, food is also a passion for me.

I love cooking with wine.

Turmeric or cinnamon? Nuts or raisins? The players may change, but the fundamentals of fluffy, fragrant pilaf are always the same.

The last time I celebrated a special occasion, I hashed together a paella with some chicken, some frozen veg, long-grain rice, chilli and a shake of turmeric for colour - and it didn't disappoint.

Food's not done until it yields something, maybe its soul or maybe just its secrets, and how long you're willing to wait for that to happen is a secret all your own.

Don't like lychees.

I'm a keen experimenter in the kitchen. With food, not with anything else!

Nobody needs a chitlin.

Food is an international language, an expression of love.

Salt is so, so, so important. If that's the one thing everyone remembers, every step of the way, whenever I cook, I try to incorporate salt.