Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.

Cooking is an observation-based process that you can't do if you're so completely focused on a recipe.

Wine is like women. It tempts you; it comforts you; it confuses you and can even turn on you when you least expect it. It can be your friend one day and your enemy the next.

Good service can save a bad meal, but there is no level of food that can save bad service.

I'm grateful my teenaged daughter is healthy and well and for the work I do to make a living.

My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of heat as ingredient. Why we don't talk about heat as an ingredient, I don't quite understand, because it is the common ingredient to all cooking processes.

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