Street food, I believe, is the salvation of the human race.

I do my very best to avoid shark fin.

Don't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever

What you're going to be eating in the next year is decided by chefs. If the consensus is that pot-bellies are in next season, that's what's on your plate. And I think that's a good thing, because we know, obviously, about food.

I love New York. I'm a guy for whom a New York accent is a comforting thing.

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ... With the best restaurants in New York, you'll find something similar to it in Paris or Copenhagen or Chicago. But there is no place like New Orleans. So it's a must-see city because there's no explaining it, no describing it. You can't compare it to anything. So, far and away New Orleans.

I make friends faster and easier than journalists.