Entourage Bobby Flay Quotes

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize. ~ Bobby Flay

You have to have your face in the food. These days people think a tattoo and a bottle of Sriracha equals success. ~ Bobby Flay

A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly. ~ Bobby Flay

I love the culture of grilling. It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual. ~ Bobby Flay

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food. ~ Bobby Flay

Do you want to make a tamale with peanut butter and jelly? Go Ahead! Somebody will eat it. ~ Bobby Flay

I live in New York and I'm in New York basically all the time. I spend a lot of my time in my restaurants, and I feel like that's why they're successful. ~ Bobby Flay

A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently. ~ Bobby Flay

One thing you don't want to do as a host is be running around all evening. Do as much as you can ahead of time, so all you have to do is grill the main ingredients. ~ Bobby Flay

Everybody says, 'I have problems overcooking steak on the grill,' but just take it off earlier! Grilling is really common sense. It's very simple. You should think of a grill as a burner - it just happens to have grates. You shouldn't be intimidated by it. ~ Bobby Flay

There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out to hurt anyone. ~ Bobby Flay

I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess whenever I eat them childhood memories come up for me. ~ Bobby Flay

If you aren't nervous about your passion, you aren't passionate about it. ~ Bobby Flay

I love working with big flavors like chiles and smoke. Honey is perfect for softening the edges, mellowing them out a bit. I put it in everything - vinaigrettes, soups, stocks, salsas, so I'm always on the hunt for great honey. ~ Bobby Flay

I can't grill vegetables, shellfish or steaks without tongs. Don't bother with those long-handled grilling tongs normally found in the BBQ section of your home store. Get intimate with your grill and opt for the regular stainless steel tongs. ~ Bobby Flay

Today, when I hire, I look for people who want to be trained and molded. ~ Bobby Flay

I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks after its opening, I became the chef. I was 20 years old, and way over my head. I had to hire the cooks and do the menus. ~ Bobby Flay

One of the things that happens in my house on the holidays is after dessert, we sit down to a very ambitious men-versus-women game of Trivial Pursuit. It's brutal. And there's a trophy. ~ Bobby Flay

I love using gas grills because they are easier to heat and it's much easier to control the flames with a gas grill than with a charcoal fire. Grilling is not just about lighting a fire. ~ Bobby Flay

Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. ~ Bobby Flay

Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course. ~ Bobby Flay

I think people are intimidated by grilling .. maybe it's the flame, maybe it's the big grills, maybe they've had some bad childhood experiences .. but I think that grilling is actually the easiest technique in cooking. ~ Bobby Flay

In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway. ~ Bobby Flay

I work out to eat. ~ Bobby Flay

When people pile seven things onto one burger, it drives me nuts! ~ Bobby Flay

Most of the time, I grill over high heat. I like things to move fast. I like the sound and smell of a very hot fire. I gravitate towards dishes that you can get on and off the grill as quickly as possible. After a while, you'll know without thinking about it how hot the fire is. ~ Bobby Flay

Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means the inside is dry - and they'll stay softer longer if you don't refrigerate them. ~ Bobby Flay

The process and the great smells it produces make everyone hungry and get everyone's mouth watering. And it gives men a chance to cook. ~ Bobby Flay

I want to go to college and go back to Georgetown. It's a really cool place. ~ Bobby Flay

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. ~ 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. ~ Bobby Flay

When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette. ~ Bobby Flay

I don't consider myself a food person. I'm no Bobby Flay. I'm no Emeril or Paula Deen, and I'm certainly not Rachael Ray. ~ Al Roker