“My Food Network shows, 'Emeril Live' and 'Essence of Emeril,' are not in production right now, but I wouldn't say that I'm necessarily leaving Food Network. I have a lot of television still in me. I enjoy teaching people, so it's just a matter of time before I do something new.” PeopleStillsMatterShowsEnjoyTeachingTelevisionRight NowEssenceLeavingProductionsSomething NewMatter Of TimeFood Network Author:Emeril Lagasse
“Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.” Television80sFood Network Author:Wolfgang Puck
“When I came to the Food Network, I didn't want to do a cooking show. I told Kathleen Finch for nine months I didn't want to do a cooking show, I wanted to do a home-and-garden show.” WantShowsHomeWantedMonthsGardenCookingNineNine MonthsFinchesFood NetworkCooking Shows Author:Sandra Lee
“I'll tell you something about tough things. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find the way through. On the Food Network they have these shows where cooks have to put a meal together with all these weird ingredients. That's a lot like my life-dealing with things you wouldn't think ever go together. But a good cook can make the best meal out of the craziest combinations.” IfsThinkingWayShowsTogetherToughCombinationCooksMealsIngredientsCraziestTough ThingsGood CookFood Network Book:Close to Famous Source: Close to Famous
“Now we have food networks and everything. CNN was the beginning of all of that.” CnnFood Network Author:Will Ferrell
“I watch Letterman. Once in a while, on the odd night, I'll catch the Food Network and watch 'Ace of Cakes,' which I'm kind of obsessed with.” KindNightWatchesOddObsessedCakeAcesLettermanFood Network Author:Amanda Righetti
“In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway.” AbleRequirementsSubwayFood Network Author:Bobby Flay
“You run on the treadmill. But you need to stop watching The Food Network when you're doing it. That is how you torture yourself.” NeedsRunningTortureTreadmillsFood Network Author:Jimmy Fallon
“It's very meditative to watch Food Network shows. I mean, you might be taking notes, but you're probably not. It's meditative to watch someone cook, just like it is to watch your mother cook, or anyone cook.” MeanShowsMightMotherWatchesNotesCooksFood Network Author:Thu Tran
“I'm the only girl on The Food Network who grills - I have two bestselling grilling books. I try to really focus on what men and women can do outside together out on the grill. I think it's really fun to have men and women out there together, having fun, working and enjoying themselves.” ThinkingMenTryingTwoBookTogetherGirlFunEnjoyCan DoFocusMen And WomenHaving FunGrillingFood Network Author:Sandra Lee
“Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.” FirstsShowsTelevisionScenePercentHundredCookingProfessionKitchenRestaurantsHallsTransformed80sCasualDiningFood NetworkCooking Shows Author:Wolfgang Puck
“I watch the Food Network with my kids. We - yeah, I - I - I generally don't admit that, but I love cooking.” KidsWatchesYeahCookingCooking LoveCooking And LoveFood Network Author:Rick Santorum
“People come up to me all the time and say, 'Oh, I love to watch Food Network,' and I ask them what they cook, and they say, 'I don't really cook.' They're afraid, they're intimidated, they know all about food from eating out and watching TV, but they don't know where to start in their own kitchen.” PeopleKnowsAsksWatchesTvsEatingCome UpCooksKitchenIntimidatedWatching TvEating OutFood Network Author:Michael Symon
“I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through.” IfsWayToughTough TimesFood Network Author:Joan Bauer
“All I watch is the Food Network. I took a cheese making class a few weeks ago, and I told my family and friends to only get me kitchen stuff on my birthday. I'm into every kind of cookbook and anything by Anthony Bourdain. I'd love to own a restaurant if I could find the right chef.” IfsKindStuffClassWatchesWeekMy FamilyKitchenRestaurantsIf I CouldBirthdayCheeseChefFamily And FriendsMy BirthdayCookbookFood Network Author:Jesse McCartney
“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.” RunningLastsHoursFourTvsEvolveGet BetterShort SightedFood Network Author:Bobby Flay
“When I do a 30-minute meal, for instance, on Food Network, that's my food you see at the end of the show and it's not perfect. And if sometimes things break or drop or the pasta hits the wall when I'm draining it, they never stop tape. They just kind of let me go with it.” IfsKindEndsSometimesShowsPastPerfectBreakMinutesWallLet MeInstanceMealsTapeNot PerfectPastaLet Me GoDrainingFood Network Author:Rachael Ray
“The Food Network and the Cooking Channel have so many viewers. And, because there's no violence, some of that audience is children. So, I think we have a responsibility to educate parents how to produce healthy meals for their families.” ThinkingChildrenParentResponsibilityAudienceViolenceProduceHealthyCookingMealsEducateViewersFood Network Author:Robert Irvine
“I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to be on TV?' Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a 'Ready, Set, Cook' with Emeril Lagasse, I believe.” BelieveSaidGuyTurnsI BelievePartyReadyTvsOfficeCooksTiesProgrammingBowsBow TieFood Network Author:Mario Batali
“Don't try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on 'Food Network.'” PeopleWantTryingNextMarkRaysFood Network Author:Bobby Flay
“'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants.” IfsWould BeWantedAttentionNew YorkTvsStartingRestaurantsPublicityNo MoneySubwayFood Network Author:Bobby Flay
“First and foremost I am a chef, whether behind the stove at one of my Northern California restaurants or for the past 15 years in front of the camera on my Food Network cooking shows. Creating new dishes and flavor combinations that bring cooks and our restaurant guests pleasure is my job and I love it.” YearsFirstsShowsJobsPastPleasureBehindsFrontsCreatingCamerasCookingCombinationCooksCaliforniaRestaurantsGuestsDishesChefFlavorStovesNorthern CaliforniaFood NetworkCooking Shows Author:Tyler Florence