Allen Salkin > Quotes

“Inspired first by the need to keep the cameramen awake, Emeril started yelling as he added ingredients to dishes—“Bam!”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“Gene was working on a new show called Star Trek. On a napkin, he drew for Alton, wide-eyed, a picture of the starship called Enterprise.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“What Applebee’s was proposing was like Rick Bayless’s endorsement of a line of chicken sandwiches for Burger King”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“In 1987, he landed a gig as the director of photography on the video for R.E.M.’s song “The One I Love,”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“Since the late 1980s and early 1990s hits, she and Harry had stumbled with unmemorable shows such as Women of the House and Hearts Afire.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“The dog and the butler could go, but the rest had serious potential.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“David did not have any show ideas about diners, but he knew never to say no while pitching a television executive. “Sure,” he extemporized, dreaming up a name on the spot. “I have Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“To Robin’s recollection, one of the first shots that went out on the Television Food Network was of rats scurrying across a black floor.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“It took nearly a year for Food Network to produce a show starring Justin, Rebel Eats, a one-off budget road trip program. No future episodes were announced.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“The Iron Chef America producers would reveal to all the competitors three possibilities for the secret ingredient twenty-four hours before contests were shot.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network

“A guest chef would come in and shoot five shows in two days. Most had no TV training and little on-camera experience. They were thrown onto the air and did their shows live to tape, no stopping allowed for any reason, even small fires or bleeding.”
― Allen Salkin, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network