My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef.

This quote is saying that the speaker wants to help people enjoy food that has a lot of flavor. They are hoping that if they can make that happen, it will have been a great success. Additionally, the speaker is proud to be a chef that cooks food that is inspired by American cuisine.