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.

My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents cook that really served as the impetus for my career choice.

I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end of today you will decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.'

I find myself hoping I can get on a TV show, and then people from Oklahoma will come to my restaurant. Then I'll be able to make enough money to open my own place.

Food is so heavily connected to memory.

Food is ever-changing and ever moving forward and getting more and more complex.

The best way to learn to cook is to do some serious eating.