Graham Elliot
Graham Elliot
Graham Elliot is an American chef, based in Chicago, Illinois...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth4 January 1977
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
almost ethnic excited food love people
I think that people are getting really excited about different ethnic food, and almost even micro-ethnic food. So it's not just, 'I love Asian,' it's Szechuan or Hunan, this one style from China.
cool dad eat frogs growing legs love weirder
I think that for me, growing up, my dad was in the Navy; we went all over the world. I love things the weirder the better. The idea I could eat things like snails or frogs legs or things like that was mind-blowingly cool.
expression great lose outfit purple rock velvet weight
I think that expression is so great. So I'll look at someone like Prince, and one reason to lose weight is so I can rock that purple velvet outfit with the white frilly shirt.
baseball behind consider history huge numbers romantic stories
I think that baseball as a whole, I am a huge romantic when it comes to the history and the stats and the numbers the stories behind it, so I would consider myself a pretty big fan.
books filled government might mostly politics run
I have two bookcases that used to be filled with cookbooks, but now it's mostly books about politics and government. I might just give this all up and run for office.
both good gray hear listen means sides
Gray means being open-minded. I always look at the world that way; I'm able to hear both sides of an argument. I don't listen to opera, but I don't think it's good or bad; it's just its own thing. I can completely appreciate it.
cook food point time
Food to me, in one word, is 'creativity' or 'expression.' It's simply, 'This is who I am at this point in time, and this is what I want to cook for you.'
barbecue fire flip food good goofy looking people putting spoon stuff technique top
Barbecue is the good old technique of people making a fire and putting some stuff over the top - I mean, look at the S'more: it's just got a stick. A lot of those goofy toys, it's people who are looking at things to do. I think if you focus on the food, at the most you need tongs or a spoon to flip something; that's about it.
life weight
Weight is something I've battled all my life.
above blocks
Kosher salt, eggs and flour. These are the building blocks of everything. Kosher salt, above and beyond everything.
love showcase
I'm in love with 'pure' flavors, things that are natural and delicious, minimally fussed with, that showcase the season.
shows somebody
I think what somebody orders and how they eat and cook really shows who they are.
music played record
I played the guitar and thought that was what I was going to do as a career. I still record music that is played in my restaurants.
people work
I do take pity on some of the people that have to work with me.