“I think it's fun to serve comfort food because it's an instant ice-breaker. If somebody's expecting fancy food, and you whip out some fried chicken, they feel like, you know, they can put their elbows on the table, and the etiquette police aren't going to come out.”

Katie Lee is an American cookbook author, television food critic, actor, chef, and novelist from West Virginia. She is known for her work across food media, including television judging, hosting, and writing, with 100 quotes on the site. She has worked in several restaurants and published two cookbooks. Lee also contributed to magazines and television programs, appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America in 2007, co-hosts Food Network's The Kitchen, and hosts Cooking Channel's Beach Bites with Katie Lee.