Jose Andres Quotes
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I eventually settled in Washington, where my partners and I have been fortunate to build a restaurant business that now employs thousands of Americans across the country.
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Iberico de Bellota is best when cooked medium rare with a nice, pink center to allow the delicious acorn-infused flavor to come through.
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If you ask me about Napoleon, I'll tell you about his relationship with sugar. And canning - thanks to Napoleon, we have canning.
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I think when dishes have a certain amount of acidity, really they are very alive. And I love things that are alive.
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Man, the flavor of a pineapple is 100 times more powerful than the flavor of meat.
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In Spain, you can go into any tapas bar, and you'll see anchovies all over the menu.
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Standing around the grill is fine, but I like to have my friends come in and out of the house. Movement makes the party more exciting.
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My mother and I were born in Mieres, Asturias, the most beautiful region you'll ever see in Europe and the home of Cabrales, a great blue cheese made in the Asturian mountains. When I was young, we moved to Barcelona. Whenever my mother was homesick for Asturias, she'd eat a little piece of Cabrales to bring her closer to Mieres.
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Let me ask you: Who do you prefer, a clown organizing your menu - with all due respect to Mr. McDonald - or a chef? I do believe it's a very simple answer.
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When you cook a sausage, the skin sometimes breaks and the ground meat comes apart.
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Behind Chipotle is not a corporation; behind Chipotle is a man that is one of the great cooks, that created a great concept.
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America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium when I give a speech, which in America is rare for a chef.
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I want e by Jose Andres to be a discovery, to be a journey. I want people to find it and be astonished.
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My family and I cook at home almost every day together. The kitchen is the central and most important room in the house; it's a great way for us to connect. We love going to the farmer's market on Sundays as a family and choosing the ingredients together.
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As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities.
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For me, Romesco is one of the greatest sauces in the world.
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Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man.
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We should all be involved in the avant-garde as long as we look toward the past.
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Romesco with asparagus is simple and brilliant.
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As a chef and as a father, I am very upset by what's on the menu at most schools: chicken nuggets and tater tots and ketchup and pizza.
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I love cooking for the sake of understanding how people before me used to feed themselves, used to feed their families.
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Food is national security. Food is craft. Food is everything, when you think about it.
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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.
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If you want to keep your side dishes warmer than room temperature, consider buying a small steam table for the home, with the Sterno cans underneath.