Antoni Porowski

“My biggest nightmare is that something doesn't have enough salt.”

“I have a lot of different passions. Food has been a constant through my whole life; it's something I've always had a very intrinsic passion toward and for, and I continue to learn about it, and I'm not going to let any type of negative comments dissuade me from wanting to pursue that, because I love it.”

“I love all dogs; I really do.”

“A cheese dip is good - it's for when you're like, 'You know what, I've had a long day. I'm just gonna eat a big bowl of cheese, and I'm not gonna care about it.'”

“If I want to hear a voice, Lana Del Rey is very soothing, and I could just listen to her on repeat, but my real go-to that's been very consistent for at least the past ten years is Miles Davis.”

“After the passing of my personal hero, Anthony Bourdain, I've been reflecting a lot on his influence on food culture. He made street food from around the world, that most of us have never heard of, accessible.”

“When you're entertaining, and I still haven't accomplished this because I'm always stuck in the kitchen, but spend enough time actually with your guests. It allows you to chill with your friends and be an actual, normal human as opposed to being in the kitchen cooking all the time.”

“I have to admit that out of 10 meals, nine I have at home.”

“Some people have their sexuality really at the forefront of who they are, and I applaud those people.”

“Part of the intro to life in the public eye is, you get a bit of attention from fashion designers.”

“My dream kitchen would have a massive island with some beautiful slab of stone, a huge fridge, possibly even a walk-in - I just want it to be a plethora of fruits and veggies. I would have a nice bar area, too.”

“My comfort zone is in a kitchen.”

“As proud as I am of being Polish-Canadian, sometimes I'm so jealous I wasn't born Italian.”

“My favorite book growing up was 'The Little Prince.'”

“I get really manic on set, and then to just get myself to a place where I'm alone in my apartment again, it's like this recalibrating thing that happens.”

“I don't really sit when I'm at home.”

“I still think it's weird that people are interested in what I like and what I represent.”

“I think the purpose of veganism is an appreciation for plants and veggies and fruit and to just eating cleaner... If you're going to go vegan, then really learn how to be.”

“I was raised in Montreal, which is very multicultural, very liberal. Then I moved to New York.”

“I'm very honest about my food background; I've never tried to pretend like I was a chef.”