I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses.

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

I'm really good at sleeping on planes. I mean, I smell jet fuel and I'm out; I'm asleep for takeoff.

My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.

Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.

The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.

I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advocate for the meat industry.