The only unitasker allowed in my kitchen is a fire extinguisher.

I'm prickly. I fuss over every single detail.

Believe me, a grain is a terrible thing to waste.

Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world that went from an agricultural product to being manufactured.

I think in the end there are only 20 or 30 tenets of basic cooking. It's going at perhaps the same issue from different angles, from different points of view, from different presentation styles, that really makes things sink in and become embedded.

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

I've learned that you shouldn't have preconceived notions about anybody.