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Gordon Ramsay, the only chef in London honored with three stars by the 'Guide Michelin,' is not a monster.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Chef Gordon Guide Honored London Monster Only Stars Three

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Gordon Ramsay grew up in a tourist town, Stratford-Upon-Avon, but in a part tourists don't visit - a council estate: a concrete bunker subsidized by the local government, synonymous with deprivation and blight.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Bunker Concrete Council Deprivation Estate Gordon Government Grew Local Local Government Part Synonymous Tourist Tourists Town Up Visit

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The first sign that I'd been unknowingly affected by cooking shows occurred on a Sunday morning when I realized I was talking to myself. I'd been making toast. 'First, we cut our bread,' I whispered. 'Do you know why?' I stopped what I was doing and looked up. 'Let me tell you why.'

~Bill Buford

Topics: Affected Been Bread Cooking Cut Do You Know Doing First Know Looked Making Me Morning Myself Occurred Our Realized Shows Sign Stopped Sunday Sunday Morning Talking Tell Toast Up Whispered Why You

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Cable made the Food Network possible. It was invented in 1993 by Reese Schoenfeld, a co-founder of CNN, who was convinced that its natural audience was women - millions of them.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Audience Cable Convinced Food Invented Made Millions Natural Network Possible Them Who Women Cnn

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Rachael Ray is probably the most watched kitchen personality in the history of American television.

~Bill Buford

Topics: American History Kitchen Most Personality Ray Television The History Of Watched

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Giada De Laurentiis, of 'Everyday Italian,' is not a chef, although she has culinary expertise - she was trained at the Cordon Bleu and worked as a private cook for a wealthy Los Angeles family.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Although Angeles Chef Cook Culinary Everyday Expertise Family Italian Los Los Angeles Private She Trained Wealthy Worked

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I didn't know why dessert was invented or what function it was meant to perform. Raising livestock and the harvesting of grains are ancient activities, but when did humankind decide it also needed creme brulee?

~Bill Buford

Topics: Activities Also Ancient Decide Dessert Did Function Grains Humankind Invented Know Livestock Meant Needed Perform Raising Why

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I just believe people should know what they're eating.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Believe Eating Just Know People Should

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The commonplace about Italian cooking is that it's very simple; in practice, the simplicity needs to be learned, and the best way to learn it is to go to Italy and see it firsthand.

~Bill Buford

Topics: About Best Best Way Commonplace Cooking Firsthand Go Italian Italy Learn Learned Needs Practice See Simple Simplicity Very Way

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I bashed myself. I cut myself. I caught on fire. I fell: I had been myopically focused on peeling garlic, and hadn't noticed a bin of beef at my feet until I walked into it.

~Bill Buford

Topics: Beef Been Bin Caught Cut Feet Fell Fire Focused Garlic Had Myself Noticed Until Walked

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Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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