Ted Allen
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Host/Creative Consultant/Script, Food Net's Beard-đ winning Chopped. Emmy OG QueerEye. Natl Mag Award finalist @Esquire. Bidness: Adam Nettler/Ben Levine, CAA
Brooklyn, USA
Joined July 2009
Hey, @SouthwestAir, thank you for showing #Chopped on your flights! FYI, your customers have brought to my attention that youâre falling behind; we just shot episode 954. You might want to refresh your @FoodNetwork offerings. Cheers!.
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A rant: Recipes that advise adding garlic to pan at same time you add onionsâwhich is *most* recipesâdrive me crazy. Garlic needs to cook only till fragrant; 1-2 minutes. In the time it takes to cook onions through, garlic is in grave danger of burning, ruining *both* veggies.
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Sure, every mentor expects to be outshined someday by his protĂ©gĂ©, but *three* Emmys, @Antoni? Thatâs just greedy. đ@QueerEye #Emmy #EmmyAwards2018 #AtLeastIHaveOne
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As we kick off #LGBT #Pride month, let's remember an amazing moment in American history: When the Supreme Court enshrined Marriage Equality, this was President @BarackObama's response.
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Your responses to my spice-sorting mission are gratifyingâthanks! What I don't quite get is the negativity about my use of drawers instead of a rack. Folks, there is no place in my kitchen for a spice rack, let alone one big enough for all these jars: 30" x 60." Also, who cares?
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Because drag is an art form, and this is #Pride month. You donât like it? You know what to do.
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Why do I get the feeling that this stylish young gent is after my job? #Chopped @FoodNetwork @CoachWarham.
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Tony Bourdain made the world a smarter, better place, and nobody will forget himâespecially not the people who wish they could. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
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Unsolicited rant on hot-dog-âeatingâ (and other so-called âeatingâ) contests: They should stop. Disrespectful to food, the people who make food, and the people who need, but have trouble affording, food.
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How to toast walnuts: Stay at the stove. Donât answer the doorbell. Donât accept that phone call. Donât let âem burn.
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Roasting a bird and some dressing, because thatâs what I want, yo. Gravy & green beans, too. What r u cooking?!
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Speaking of #QueerEye. here's a li'l throwback. Those to blame for the outfits & hairstyles, fear notâI won't ruin your career with a credit. đ @TelevisionAcad
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One hour before this tweet, you tweeted that French fries are going to kill us. @foodandwine
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Iâve been using this Good Seasons salad dressing thing to make homemade vinaigrettes my whole life, and only now noticed that it has marks on it for oil, vinegar, and water levels. Mind blown.
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My beekeeping husband confirms that, left to their own devices, bees will indeed do amazeballs things like this. #SaveTheBees.
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FYI, Tractor Supply Company: All kinds of people live Out Here. Not just wingnuts. And we all get to choose where to shop.
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Dear United States Congress: Please ban pharmaceutical advertising again, forever. Thanks, everybody alive. @MSNBC.
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Fried chicken & Champagne! Our anniversary tradition continues. â„ïž on, yâall!
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I also love wooden spoons that get a little toasted on the ends. đ
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Hereâs a thing in most recipes that annoys me: When they tell you to cook the onions and the garlic for the same length of time. Onions need 8-10 minutes to sweat down. Garlic burns after about two.
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Please don't consume disinfectantsâever. We really have to tell people this, apparently.
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Itâs on, people: I am finally cleaning out this catastrophe of a spice drawer. The plan: Old spices, you have been #Chopped. Also: alphabetization.
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Amazeballs: KO-TONE Spiral Zylophone, Invisible Designs Lab, Japan. From La Triennale di Milano XX1T
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Whoaâshitâs gettinâ real up in my rooftop tomato patch. Just picked all of these, & some are really ripe. Gotta get busy eatinâ!
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Got some great ham. Had some beans. Improvised a ham/bean soup, and it KILLS.
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As requested: My knife rack. Guess which one is my favorite. đȘ
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Exciting news for #Chopped! đȘ First, congrats to Scott @ConantNYC on great job hosting our new spinoff, #ChoppedSweets! Debuts in Febâdonât eff it up, brother⊠đ Also, the judges and I are back in-studio next week to start another 52 episodes of the Mothership! @FoodNetwork
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I love our #Chopped family so much, too! Especially on the rare occasion we get captured together in one place⊠@FoodNetwork.
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On a devastatingly painful subject, @PeteButtigieg delivered such a thoughtful, clear, irrefutable response. He is a bright light in American politics. CC: @KenPaxtonTX.
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Bullshit. Biden is the reason that roads and bridges are being repaired all around your home, right now. The former guy is a psychotic narcissist who loves all the worst dictators around the globe and wants to make USA the next North Korea. This is not complicated.
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The @NYTimes finally makes it official! And dawn begins to break over our long, international nightmare. Go get âem, #BidenHarris2020!
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Brought grocery-store tomatoes that were pretty but (shocker) flavorless. So I roasted âem with a little salt for 5 hours at 250. Headed for a mason jar, olive oil, & the fridge. Might use one in some pasta esta noche.
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I once got yelled at for buying somebody a knife for their birthdayâsupposedly itâs âbad luck,â or some such BS. Personally, I love when someone gives me a beautifully machined, brand new blade. Itâs just a tool, peeps.
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Anybody who supported psycho @realDonaldTrump to be the president of the freaking United States should be ashamed of themselves.
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I think the new #QueerEye food department is in excellent hands. Congrats, brother. @Antoni #CityHarvest
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So @chrisdelia is the funniest fucking comedian I've seen in a long, long time. Thanks, man.
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Just had to get outside and walk around with some of my fellow Americans right now, ya dig?! @BidenHarris2020
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Thank you, @becbenit, for so accurately capturing my onscreen animal magnetism, and loved you, too, Emma, Aidy, Alex, Leslie, & Melissa. BTW the goat pooped in the sequester room. Not kidding. #Chopped @FoodNetwork @NBCSNL
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Corona PSA: You can freeze scallions. Mine were starting to look a little questionable, so I washed them, slid off any leaves that looked bad, and rubbed the rest under running water until sliminess was gone. Dry, chop & freeze in container you can easily shake them out of.
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How is @Twitter treating yâall these days? I have not lost any followers since (you know); in fact, gained a few. But engagement/responses even to tweets as excellent as this one with James is lousyâwhich makes me want to not bother. Is it new algorithm? Are users disengaged?
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My sister got a new Aussie! Who has name ideas (sheâs a she)? I suggested Snickers, but sis hasnât seemed too excited about that idea.
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Not to be ornery, but: I'm a US citizen. I NEVER skip an election. And I block anybody who tells me to "stick to" food. Policy.
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Agreeâthis product is disturbing & sends unhealthy messages to women & girls.
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You plant a lilac bush. You cut off some sprays in the spring and bring them inside. You remember your grandmas. Nice.
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That is a WRAP on #Chopped season 35!!! (NOT measured in years, BTW.) Thanks and love, one and all! @FoodNetwork
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This afternoon, I'm officially two weeks out from my second dose of #Moderna, which is to say, I am truly vaxxed up! Join me, folksâit's really a great feeling to be protected from this deadly damned virus.
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Iâll have the duck, please: @Antoniâs cookbook is hitting the stands! Pre-order info here.
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Nothing would make me happier than having @SnoopDogg join us on #Chopped! Perhaps the theme could be herbs. @FoodNetwork.
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Fired up? Ready to go? I definitely am. What a night for @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris! But more important, for the country. #USA #Wow #Fireworks #Tissues.
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Happy 50th anniversary to my Aunt Joyce and Uncle Dee! I was the ring-bearer that day in Irondale, Alabama, and clearly I took the job very seriously. I also rocked that tux, if I do say so myself.
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Enjoying my favorite household chore: replacing our conveniently located air filters.
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Purple Brussels sproutsâgorgeous. Roasting with fingerlings to go with chicken & salsa verde.
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Nearly all of us will come to regret the abysmal outcome of this election. Half of us just donât know it yet.
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OMG WE LEFT THE HOUSE! Beautiful day today at @BrooklynBotanic, where the cherry trees are blooming, tulips & daffodils are going nuts, & where we put our masks back on right after this photo. (PS I got contacts because I hate foggy lenses caused by masks).
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These pictures mean the world to (& have probably saved the lives of) countless #LGBTQ kids. You have to be able to imagine a successful future for yourselfâthis helps make that possible. Thank you @guskenworthy & @adaripp for representing (adorably)! @TrevorProject
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Speaking of original gangstas⊠Incredibly rare shot of ALL the #OG #Chopped judges in one place. Photo by the #GOAT, @KenGoodmanPhoto! @FoodNetwork
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