Whatever everyone else has asked you to do or never let you do, and let's do that.

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful.

Recognise excellence. Celebrate weirdness and innovation. Oddballs should be cherished, if they can do something other people can't do.

There is no other place on earth even remotely like New Orleans. Don't even try to compare it to anywhere else.

I'm away 250 days a year. It's a tough situation.

I think we should be honest about who is working in our kitchens.

When do you stop to de-douche?