A.J. Garces Quotes

My family came from Ecuador.

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

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

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

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.

There a great ethnic cuisine available to you in Chicago.

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

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

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

I spent several years cooking on a line.

Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.

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

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.

The only reason you should ever look down on someone, is to help them up.

At the bottom of the human well, there should always be a candle of compassion.

The heart speaks when it is ready.....for love keeps no time.

Life is like a tango fortunate are the few who can master it.

Beware of those who speak ill of others in your presence.....don't be surprised of what they say in your absence.

As America slept, our constitutional quilt was slowly being unraveled by special interest... I hope you like the cold.

Beware of those who speak ill of others in your presence don't be surprised of what they say about you in your absence.