The skin is forming because of proteins, just like if you cook milk or anything else that's got a coagulant protein in it.

A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the same rules apply. My best advice: handle the dough as little as possible.

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

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.

Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whenever I'm really feeling intimidated, I'll just pick a wine type, like a Chianti or Brunello or a Burgundy, and I'll pick a year that's missing and ask for that one.

I'm loyal and very good about giving people opportunities.

I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning.