If it tastes really good, and it's funky, it's funkalicous. If the guy making it is funky, he's funkintacious.
— Guy Fieri
Contrary to popular belief, I eat all types of food. Fried food is my least favorite.
Kids love food. It's about putting materials out there that get kids thinking about food - to get kids interacting about food. It's about simple things, like kids thinking about pasta - getting kids to work with food.
I look at a basketball laying on the ground, and it makes me think of something. Popcorn ball. How 'bout a spicy popcorn ball? That is how my mind is always working.
Nothing, not even an avocado pit, keeps guacamole green for too long once it's made.
Ripe avocados should be soft, not squishy, and you should be able to flick the little stem off easily.
You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert.
I wake up in the morning thinking about food.
I was raised not so much in a puritan environment, but for the most part, a pretty healthy one.
I have a fond appreciation for the Canadian culture and the Canadian food scene in general.
I am just a regular dude who happened to make it. That's all I am, man. Maybe I was preparing myself in some lifetime to become this person, but I never thought I'd have every rocket shooting off at one time.
Triple D is all about three things: Food, story and character.
I take everything very seriously, but I also take it lighthearted to recognize that you can't control it.
I have three wood-fired ovens... I have one at my house, one at my ranch, one on the trailer that I use for charity events.
I'm not an actor. Lord knows, I'd be acting if I were an actor. What you see is what you get.
I once saw professional soccer up there in Seattle, the Sounders. I went and saw that. I'm not a big soccer fan, but watching a live game is unbelievable. And then I went to Italy and saw a soccer match; it's something everyone should do once. It'll blow your mind.
Everybody has their role in the food world and what they choose to appreciate. I'm not a fine dining chef. I appreciate it. I think Thomas Keller is amazing. But I really like where I'm at; I like what I do. I like how it makes people feel.
If you looked in my fridge, you'd see maybe 12 different mustards.
College students want good eats. They want it to not be super-expensive, but you've got to be eclectic, you've got to have style, and you've got to make real food.
Food is a common denominator for all people.
People need to take a little bit more risk.
Your classic guacamole is just avocados, lime juice, and salt.
Manage the heat, let the meat cook, and you'll get fantastic results.
The Tom Brady sandwich would be a prosciutto with a nice Buffalo mozzarella, on a crispy baguette with a little fresh basil. Brady is classy; he's a really cool dude. He's got a lot of flavor.
When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart.
We are not blessed with junk food - my family and my kids do not eat fast foods.
I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is.
I've always been an eccentric, a rocker at heart. I can't play the guitar, but I can play the griddle.
There are three people you need in life: an accountant, a fishmonger, and a bail bondsman.
I did a big thing with Ritz Crackers - great cracker. Am I now the Ritz chef? No! Do I think the cracker has a lot of diversity and appeal? Yeah! Does it mean that's my foundation of cooking? No!
I've been using the same hair wax for as long as I can remember. I'm not a gel guy, I'm not a perfume guy, not really into any of that.
We're getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there's people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that's something we should all celebrate every day.
It's football all day on Sunday. I wish we had football every day; that would make me way happier. Why can't we have that? You've got all these teams! Why can't we just play a Monday game, a Tuesday game, a Wednesday game?
I'm a big greens fan. I'm a big vegetable fan. I'm a big whole grains fan. And I exercise a lot. That's how I keep this petite dancer's figure.
With messy food, or foods with a lot of sauce, you do 'The Hunch.' I learned it in Philly, watching the dudes in suits eat cheesesteaks. You keep your elbows above your hands because if you don't, the grease runs down your sleeve to your elbow.
It's a life lesson they need to have, a skill everybody needs - to cook.
I get influence from everybody and everything.
It's OK to make mistakes... Try different things.
Avocados that haven't fully ripened will lack the big flavor you want for your dip.
No one likes rubbery chicken.
I never knew I would go this far, but I was told by people it wouldn't happen, and now I own four restaurants, and I have one of the best shows on the Food Network. I'm living in the Super Bowl of food.
My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I had my own pretzel cart business.
When someone is dying, there is nothing you really can do, it's a horrible situation, and... you just have to get through it.
If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried.
I need to stay disciplined on the road. Too much food can wreck your palate.
My sister and I cooked a lot together; my sister was a very healthy vegetarian. She was always a real good teacher for me about organics, recycling, composting -whenever you hear me talk about it, it's usually because of my sister's influence.
The last thing I'm gonna do is, 'This is dynamite!' That's not my gig, man. I love the mom-and-pop joints. I love giving them recognition, but I'm not gonna blow smoke. We walked out of locations; we've changed locations.
I am the worst at the grocery store. It turns into three carts. It turns into, 'Oh did you see the truffle cheese? We've got to get the truffle cheese!'
One of the greatest birds I've ever had is called a 'Turducken.' A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. That's one that I love. I've done it a couple times.
I say to folks all the time, 'Watch what you're eating. You don't have to eat it all. Make conscious choices. It doesn't mean you have to starve yourself and eat carrots all day.' Have an awareness.
