Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal.

I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

I never rated my cuddle factor, but I expect it's pretty low.

Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of various chemicals that are not too good for us. The last thing you really want to see licking at your food while it's on a grill is an actual flame.

So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the full two years and worked in the restaurant industry after that until finally I thought I had a grasp on what I needed to do what I do.

So on one hand, honey is an amazingly sophisticated and efficient food source. On the other hand, it's bee backwash.

I'm too tired to hate.