I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28 years in the business. I kicked around for 28 years and came out the other end alive and able to form a sentence.

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

Thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business, so I can profitably sell crutches later.

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

Look, getting bullied in school and coming home crying in the rain and my mom making me a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup with some oysterettes. It was comfort food; that is what food should be.

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

The fact that over 50 per cent of the residents of Toronto are not from Canada, that is always a good thing, creatively, and for food especially. That is easily a city's biggest strength, and it is Toronto's unique strength.