Jose Garces Quotes

• Don't be afraid to adapt new ingredients into your own techniques, and traditional ingredients into new recipes.

  Jose Garces

  Technique, Recipes, Ingredients

  "Jose Garces, ‘Iron Chef’ Star, Finds The Latino Road To A Thanksgiving Celebration" By Zuania Ramos, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2012.

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• Some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor.

  Jose Garces

  New York, Philadelphia, Inspire

  "Chef Jose Garces Follows His 'Latin Road Home'". "Talk of the Nation" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. October 4, 2012.

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• If you were a Colombian, you would have your version of an empanada. If you are an Argentinean, you might find a dough that's baked and has a butter sheen on it. And then in Ecuador, you'll find more crispy-fried empanadas. So, yeah, every culture has their own version of empanadas.

  Jose Garces

  Ecuador, Culture, Might

  "Chef Jose Garces Follows His 'Latin Road Home'". "Talk of the Nation" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. October 4, 2012.

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• Well, you know, for me, I think Spanish food is festive.

  Jose Garces

  Thinking, Wells, Festive

  "Chef Jose Garces Follows His 'Latin Road Home'". "Talk Of The Nation" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. October 4, 2012.

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• As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

  Jose Garces

  Heart, Long, Remember

  "Jose Garces, ‘Iron Chef’ Star, Finds The Latino Road To A Thanksgiving Celebration" By Zuania Ramos, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2012.

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• Positivity, that's one of the things I try to spread throughout my company and really anyone I come in contact with. Because as you know, life's too short. You got to keep it positive and keep it fun.

  Jose Garces

  Fun, Positivity, Trying

  "Jose Garces Celebrates Cinco de Mayo" by Sarah Rosenbergtom McCarthy, abcnews.go.com. May 5, 2010.

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• I think that a lot of us at home are iron chefs in their own right in that we have to come up with meals real quickly.

  Jose Garces

  Real, Home, Thinking

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• My family came from Ecuador.

  Jose Garces

  Ecuador, My Family

  "Jose Garces, ‘Iron Chef’ Star, Finds The Latino Road To A Thanksgiving Celebration" by Zuania Ramos, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2012.

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• I studied cooking in Spain after college.

  Jose Garces

  College, Cooking, Spain

  "Jose Garces, ‘Iron Chef’ Star, Finds The Latino Road To A Thanksgiving Celebration" by Zuania Ramos, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2012.

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• From the time I was 8 until now, I've been working. My Social Security is looking solid.

  Jose Garces

  Social, Security, Social Security

  "Jose Garces Celebrates Cinco de Mayo" by Sarah Rosenberg and Tom Mccarthy, abcnews.go.com. May 5, 2010.

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• Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.

  Jose Garces

  Chicago, Chef, Backgrounds

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• I spent several years cooking on a line.

  Jose Garces

  Years, Cooking, Lines

  "Jose Garces Celebrates Cinco de Mayo" by Sarah Rosenbergtom McCarthy, abcnews.go.com. May 5, 2010.

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• I'm a huge fan of burgers, and they're not my wife's favorite, so we don't cook them at home.

  Jose Garces

  Home, Wife, Fans

  "Chatting with Jose Garces". www.philly.com. October 8, 2009.

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• Being Ecuadorian is, I don't want to say it's tough but it's... something special to me.

  Jose Garces

  Special, Want, Tough

  "Jose Garces Celebrates Cinco de Mayo" by Sarah Rosenbergtom McCarthy, abcnews.go.com. May 5, 2010.

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• There a great ethnic cuisine available to you in Chicago.

  Jose Garces

  Chicago, Cuisine, Available

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• I have experienced a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth, and I feel incredibly lucky that I'm able to make a career out of doing the things that I love.

  Jose Garces

  Careers, Growth, Lucky

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