Quotes from Bobby Flay

Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.

I dropped out of high school. I really had no interest in doing any school work whatsoever.

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

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.

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

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

I wasn't passionate about food until I'd been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period.

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.'

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.