I'm not trying to explain other cultures, or to give a fair and balanced account of a country, or the top ten things you need to know. I'm not trying to spread world peace and understanding. I'm not an advocate or an activist or an educator or a journalist. I'm out there trying to tell stories the best I can.

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.

What's the opposite of suck? Un-suck?

I need the anesthetic qualities of the local fire water.

There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need. You tend to kill your guests with kindness around here.

I’m always secretly the most pleased when a show just really, really looks good and when my camera guys are really happy with the images they got.

There are people with otherwise chaotic and disorganized lives, a certain type of person that's always found a home in the restaurant business in much the same way that a lot of people find a home in the military.