"Tyler Florence" is a chef and television host of several Food Network shows. He graduated from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charleston, South Carolina/Charleston, South Carolina campus of Johnson & Wales University in 1991. He was later given an honorary doctorate from the university for his culinary success.

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As a chef, I prefer fish over meat.

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I really want people to walk away from the book with the idea that they can become kind of an intuitive cook. Instead of relying on the mathematics of, you know, 2/3 of a cup of this and a cup of this, to really be able to feel the recipe.

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It's a departure. It's a moving on. It's more of a well-seasoned, well-traveled point of view ... it's all about doing really great dishes that are very simple to put together, [that] have subtle nuances of global flavors.

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It's about how to make the best meat loaf or fried chicken or macaroni and cheese. It's about brilliant simple cooking, really.

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