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Ted Allen
From: From Columbus, Ohio, by way of Chicago
Profession: Food and wine connoisseur on Bravo's Emmy-award winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, author The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart Simple Recipes, writer for Esquire magazine
Interests: Indie bands such as The Dandy Warhols, Yo La Tengo, Badly Drawn Boy, Flaming Lips
Ideal secret ingredient: Ripe, homegrown tomatoes
Culinary inspirations: Julia, always. And mom.
Favorite restaurant: Any place that puts soul and beauty on the plate, from Nobu and Craft in NYC to Max’s Italian Beef in Chicago
Favorite food: A perfect potato chip
Food you won't go near: There isn’t one. I don’t like to eat weird things for their own sake, though -- say, ostrich, kangaroo, rattlesnake -- they’re rarely any good.
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: Fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca
Favorite food destination: Rome. Paris. Dallas.
Alternative dream job: What could be a better job?
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