I love getting into restaurants and getting free stuff - that part of fame I definitely enjoy!

I cannot believe the volume of famous people I run into in my life, and that's part of the reason I love diary format.

I love 'Top Chef.' I think it rewrote the book on how food shows are presented on TV.

I absolutely love low-key restaurants.

Ultimately, it's not my job to judge the 'Housewives' - we don't editorialize on the show; we really leave it to the audience. We have a certain wink, which is the Bravo wink. We may linger on a shot or we may let something play out longer, but we leave it to you.

I read the 'Times' and 'Post,' but I have nothing against the 'Daily News.' I also fish around the Internet for entertainment news but find most of what I read to be untrue or partially true.

I wanted to tell a dream-come-true story about going from a closeted gay kid who loved pop culture to an out adult man making pop culture. I went from being told when I was 21 that I should never go on TV because of my crossed eyes to winding up being a 'Housewives' whisperer and talk-show host.