I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time.

My feeling has always been that 'Good Eats' would have never happened had it been left to a committee.

Basting is evil. Basting does nothing for the meat. Why? Skin. Skin is designed to keep stuff out of the bird, so basting just lets heat out of the oven. That means the turkey will take longer to cook... so don't touch that door!

All that [replacing of fat] does is lead to dissatisfaction and I think that dissatisfaction results in overeating.

I only really fake it anymore with sommeliers who are being really snotty to me and I don't want to take their grief and so I try to do something to kind of throw them off or put them on the defensive, even if I don't know what I'm talking about

I feel like being on Broadway will convince my mother that my theater degree was worth it.

The worst food you'll ever eat will probably be prepared by a 'cook' who calls himself a 'chef.' Mark my words.