Even on the Serengeti, it ain't a barbecue if there ain't some kind of beer.

One of life's terrible truths is that women like guys who seem to know what they're doing.

Turning your nose up at a genuine and sincere gesture of hospitality is no way to travel or to make friends around the world.

People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.

I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant.

You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a maximum amount of great stuff to eat in the smallest areas.

Anything that improves people's expectations of a meal is good for the world. Anything that weans even one kid or one adult away from Chili's or T.G.I. Friday's is definitely a win for the good guys.