For me no good food is illuminated without acidity.

If you want to have a relationship, at some point you have to let yourself get caught. That's what I did. I got caught.

I don't show just anyone how to crust a sea bass. That's sacred information.

Creative risks will always outweigh technical mistakes.

It's amazing the relationships you forge in a kitchen. When you cooperate in an environment that's hot. Where there's a lot of knives. You're trusting your well-being with someone you've never before met or known.

I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time.

I used to sleep with the phone right by my pillow but I'm getting better. Now it sits on the table a few feet away.